Was at a symposium two weeks ago. It was pretty interesting but that part was pushed to the sidelines a little bit.
The arts panel was like a car crash in slow motion. And that unveiled something for me.
There were these artists, having a rare chance to be on a stage. Probably not with the most experience in such situations.
And moderation was completely useless.
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But there was also a room full of people, who talk about stepping in, when they see, something is going wrong.
NOBODY INTERVENED! (including myself)
A room full of nice people and nobody reacted. Some even started laughing, escalating the situation.
That was a hard learning.
IF YOU SEE THINGS GO WRONG, YOU HAVE TO DO IT _YOURSELF_. NOT WAIT FOR OTHERS.
So a truly revealing arts panel. In a different way. But it showed me the reality behind stepping in.
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Wikileaks simply consumed stuff, leaked by others.
In my view, a union for whistleblowers would be much more useful nowadays. A powerful group, supporting each other.
Just a weird idea. But a whistleblowing insurance came to my mind.
You are working in a sensitive area and you pay like 10 to 50€ per month. In case you have stumbled across illegal activities of your employer, reported them and have negative repercussions as a consequence of that, there will be some form of support.
Half of the money will be spent on organizing but the other half would go into a fund.
From this fund, projects will be supported, which push for advancements in the interest of the fund.
And if you are falling through the social safety net because of your courage, your expertise will be useful for one of these projects. And that is the guarantee, beings get.
Complete openness. No secrets. No tricks.
No leaks at all. That would have happened long before, nonetheless.
@AdeptVeritatis
The other side is often just a different kingdom with the same patriarchal rules.
Justice is relative and people are caught out as they expect justice and get tribal judgment.
Power attracts people who desire it.
Yes! That is the difficult part, I have to think about a lot since then.
And all the answers seem right and wrong at the same time.
But we need to start to talk about it. Slowly. And calmly.
In hindsight, I liked most parts of the arts panel. It was just way more "interactive" than I have expected. A wonderful piece of art in itself.
And I want to thank _everyone_ involved.
It pushed me to the limits.
I remember the CCC Jahresrückblick at 38c3 with protests on the stage.
And what really didn't help, were the comments from the audience.
It _is_ difficult.
(By the way, I left the Jahresrückblick because it started to triggered PTSD. Leaving was a reaction, at least for myself.)
AdeptVeritatis
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