Nicol WistreichWith 51% and then 56% of #socialcoop voting to #defederate Meta, but a block & a bylaw mean we'll actually federate or vote again, reminds me how #digitalsociocracy can empower those with the most free time (ie not working single parents), those who use English best (ie not maj. world), or those who can exploit rules & tools to suit themselves. In the end many donate time yet decisions often stay unmade. Or when they do, no-one takes ownership of them, so it's harder to cleanup/fix if a mistake.
Jules she/her@nicol the free time thing is huge, and definitely something I've run across in a lot of activist/eco/Quaker groups where most of the decision making does end up falling to retired people or full-time activists and doesn't necessarily reflect the needs of people with less free time
@afewbugs Totally! Someone who sets up coops and mutuals for a living when I was asking for his views on #platformcoops once advised me something like: "set up a worker coop, yes, always! But a user-coop? All you will do is empower retired people, those with private-wealth, and people who like the sound of their own voice, to decide everything."
dynamicThis thread has inspired me to reflect a bit on our process. I think one of our mistakes in the #SocialCoop discussion on whether to #defederate from #Facebook / Meta / Threads.net has been to try to put Limit vs. Suspend as options in the same questionnaire.
I think we could achieve a better consent process if we propose to LImit first, with the understanding that future proposals could cover pro-active Suspension.
I suggested it here: https://www.loomio.com/d/AZcJK6y2/discussion-support-the-anti-meta-fedi-pact/330