My camera shoots fascistsOct 13
On the fediverse, posts rarely go viral. But at times, they will go "fungal", like mycelium quietly working its way through the substrate, popping up again like mushrooms every few months to make another quick round before going dormant again.
Show threadMy camera shoots fascistsOct 13

I think there's a lot more to this phenomenon than a quick quip. The fact that a good post can have an extended shelf life in a context that rarely produces flashy virality is a function of both the technological infrastructure and the much more human and real social norms here.

This is one of those things that I meant a couple days ago when I said to newcomers that a lot of the good parts of Mastodon/fediverse take some time to notice and appreciate.

Show threadAlaric Snell-PymOct 13
@Mikal I've observed that, too. I think of my blogging that way - I'm not usually writing a throwaway post about some passing thing, but an article l will dig out and send people the link to when they ask my opinion on something for years to come...
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@kitten_tech @Mikal

Delightful observations! 😃

Mycelium and mushrooms are among the fitting analogies to use for Social coding commons, a movement which may (or may not) grow by emergence from a chaotic grassroots environment.

Mycelium are like the furtile tendrils of an affiliation network weaving through the compost of the commons, seeking nourishment. And once it is found, mushroom beds of collaboration and cocreation sprout among the moss.

Something like that. 😁

https://coding.social/introduction/#chaordic-organization

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