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Hamish Campbell<p><strong>Building #OGB is about power without #powerpolitics</strong></p> If we want the #openweb to survive and thrive, we need new forms of power, ones that can defend the community and challenge traditional power dynamics without falling into the traps of control, hierarchy, and co-option. The problem is clear: If we follow traditional power politics, which are built on control, manipulation, and exclusion, we will fail. We’ve seen this play out repeatedly, grassroots movements spark change, only to be then sold out and absorbed, neutralized by the […] <p><a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/building-ogb-is-about-power-without-powerpolitics/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hamishcampbell.com/building-og</span><span class="invisible">b-is-about-power-without-powerpolitics/</span></a></p>
Xamanismo Coletivo<p>"The "unique" selling point of the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OMN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMN</span></a> (Open Media Network) often gets lost because people focus too much on the technical side rather than the simple, fundamental idea at its core. The real value proposition, which might sound like "common sense," is quite radical in today's landscape: in the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OMN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMN</span></a>, both people and content are treated as data objects in the commons by default and are only private/owned by exception.<br>This might seem straightforward, but it's a powerful shift away from the dominant models we see today. Most current <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dotcons</span></a>, are built the other way around, where data, content, and even people are enclosed and owned by default, with access and openness as rare exceptions. The <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OMN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMN</span></a> flips this on its head, embodying the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/4opens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>4opens</span></a>—<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenData</span></a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenProcess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenProcess</span></a>, and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenStandards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStandards</span></a>, to create a network where sharing and collaboration are the norm, not the exception."</p><p><a href="https://opencollective.com/open-media-network/updates/the-omn-is-a-framework-for-reclaiming-our-digital-commons" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">opencollective.com/open-media-</span><span class="invisible">network/updates/the-omn-is-a-framework-for-reclaiming-our-digital-commons</span></a></p>
witchescauldron<p>The issue with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> tech development</p><p>The failure of many <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> projects is a failure to move from theory to practice. The issue is that developers work in isolation, disconnected from grassroots needs, and get lost in perfectionism rather than delivering functional prototypes.</p><p>The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/geekproblem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geekproblem</span></a> dominates, many coders prioritize control, abstract debates, or self-contained experiments over practical, usable tools for real-world communities. This is why projects stall: they are not built with activists in mind. Meanwhile, centralized platforms continue to consolidate power, because they offer simple, accessible, and functional solutions, despite their deep flaws.</p><p>To break this cycle, we need:<br>* Practical iteration—build rough, working solutions rather than endless theorizing.<br>* <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/4opens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>4opens</span></a> culture—embrace open process, standards, and real collaboration.<br>* Bridging solutions—tech that activists can actually use, not just developer-driven experiments.<br>* Funding models beyond <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NGO</span></a> traps—so projects remain independent and sustainable.</p><p>The fight for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openweb</span></a> is not only about resisting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dotcons</span></a> but creating alternatives people can and will use. Can we move beyond abstraction and actually make history?</p>
witchescauldron<p>The development side of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MakingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakingHistory</span></a></p><p>Building radical alternatives is not just about ideas—it’s about infrastructure. The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/makeinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>makeinghistory</span></a> project is grounded in the messy, often frustrating work of creating tools that actually function for real communities. We’ve spent decades watching <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dotcons</span></a> centralize power while open projects stumble due to lack of focus, infighting, or simply being too obscure for everyday use.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Makinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Makinghistory</span></a> means stepping outside the cycle of dead-end open-source projects that never reach real people. We need bridging solutions, funding models outside the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NGO</span></a> trap, and devs who understand grassroots needs. It’s not about innovation for its own sake, it’s about making the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openweb</span></a> function better as a lived alternative.</p><p>This is where the real fight is. Not in reaction, not in abstraction, but in building tools people can and will use.</p>
witchescauldron<p>The development of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndymediaBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndymediaBack</span></a></p><p>The reboot of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indymedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indymedia</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndymediaBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndymediaBack</span></a>) is about reclaiming grassroots, open, and radical media infrastructure outside of the control of corporate platforms and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dotcons</span></a>. However, the development side has stalled due to the same issues that have stalled other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openweb</span></a> projects, lack of sustained coder engagement, resistance in centralized funding, and the dominance of closed silos.</p><p>The challenge is building tech that works for activists, not just developers. The original Indymedia relied on early open-source tools. This means moving beyond tech-fetishist projects that scratch a developer’s itch while ignoring real-world community.</p><p>A trust-based federated publishing network is the goal. The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OMN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMN</span></a> (Open Media Network) framework already outlines how to create syndicated media flows using <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/4opens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>4opens</span></a>. The stalled dev site at <a href="http://unite.openworlds.info" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">unite.openworlds.info</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> needs committed developers who care about media as a movement, not just a tech experiment.</p><p>Without serious investment in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a>, people-friendly, open-source alternatives, activists will remain trapped inside the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mainstreaming</span></a> of social media platforms. The question is: can we finally push through the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/geekproblem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geekproblem</span></a> and make this happen?</p>
Hamish Campbell<p><strong>What software do activists need?</strong></p> The core problem for the last 20 years has been that most activists were locked into #dotcons (corporate social media silos) because open alternatives were either too difficult to use, lack network effects, or fail to meet their practical needs. With the current reboot of the #openweb with the #fedivers based on #ActivityPub has already taken a step away from this mess. Here’s what’s needed from a software development perspective to break out of this mess. Open &amp; accessible publishing […] <p><a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/what-software-do-activists-need/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hamishcampbell.com/what-softwa</span><span class="invisible">re-do-activists-need/</span></a></p>
witchescauldron<p>Capitalist paths have shaped wide spaces in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openweb</span></a> into a landscape to prioritize profit over public good, leading to the current mess of exploitation, centralization, surveillance, and inequality we face today. Capitalism is the logic of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dotcons</span></a> <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/capitalism-is-the-logic-of-the-dotcons/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hamishcampbell.com/capitalism-</span><span class="invisible">is-the-logic-of-the-dotcons/</span></a></p>
Ecologia Digital<p>"No real commitment from “allies”, the move to the <a href="https://mato.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openweb</span></a> was ignored by the <a href="https://mato.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mainstreaming</span></a> left who stay on the <a href="https://mato.social/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dotcons</span></a>…The liberal crowd loves theory, but often won’t do the hard work of actually shifting paradigms, this leaves in place structural hostility to <a href="https://mato.social/tags/DIYCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIYCulture</span></a>, PEOPLE ARE SO TRAINED TO CONSUME RATHER THAN CREATE &amp; MAINTAIN that even the “alternative” spaces get stuck replicating the same individualist consumption patterns."<br>From: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@eliasulrich" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eliasulrich</span></a></span><br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@eliasulrich/114245314539691549" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hachyderm.io/@eliasulrich/1142</span><span class="invisible">45314539691549</span></a></p>
Hamish Campbell<p><strong>The #mainstreaming mess</strong></p> The #mainstreaming project is visibly failing. Worse, it is set to catastrophically fail over the next 30 years as #climatechaos escalates. The signs are everywhere: environmental collapse, political instability, and the hollow nature of mainstream culture. Yet, large parts of liberal society continue to bow to the #deathcult, a path of power, greed, and control over life, community, and sustainability. The end result we can now clearly see is the rule of big, dumb, ugly men with guns, a […] <p><a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/the-mainstreaming-mess/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hamishcampbell.com/the-mainstr</span><span class="invisible">eaming-mess/</span></a></p>
Xamanismo Coletivo<p>"The <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> codebase is an example here, it was designed by copying the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dotcons</span></a>, so the fundamental social architecture reinforces <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/stupidindividualism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stupidindividualism</span></a> rather than community building. Instead of nurturing federated, collective spaces, it encourages a kind of fragmented, isolated posting, which is why it struggles to grow meaningful movements.</p><p>No real commitment from “allies”, the move to the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openweb</span></a> was ignored by the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mainstreaming</span></a> left who stay on the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dotcons</span></a> even though they are evil. The liberal crowd loves theory, but often won’t do the hard, unglamorous work of actually shifting paradigms, this leaves in place structural hostility to <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> Culture, PEOPLE ARE SO TRAINED TO CONSUME RATHER THAN CREATE AND MAINTAIN that even the “alternative” spaces get stuck replicating the same individualist consumption patterns."</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@hamishcampbell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hamishcampbell</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/maybe-its-time-to-stop-trying-to-fix-broken-tools-to-build-with-a-truly-native-approach/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hamishcampbell.com/maybe-its-t</span><span class="invisible">ime-to-stop-trying-to-fix-broken-tools-to-build-with-a-truly-native-approach/</span></a></p>
witchescauldron<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@Janeishly" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Janeishly</span></a></span> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BBB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBB</span></a> is a much better non <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fashernista" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fashernista</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dotcons</span></a> copying tool.</p><p><a href="https://lecture.senfcall.de" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lecture.senfcall.de</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
witchescauldron<p>The internet can be beautiful again, but only if we reclaim it. What do you think? Is a open internet still possible? What are your favourite-decentralized projects? Rewilding a people-first web beyond the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dotcons</span></a> <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/rewilding-the-internet-building-a-people-first-web-beyond-the-dotcons/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hamishcampbell.com/rewilding-t</span><span class="invisible">he-internet-building-a-people-first-web-beyond-the-dotcons/</span></a></p>
Xamanismo Coletivo<p>"So what can you do now?<br>For immediate participation, the best bet is to start using and supporting <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/theFediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theFediverse</span></a> platforms that exist, even if they are still copies of the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dotcons</span></a>. They work, they are functional, and they serve as a stepping stone toward something better. But don’t stop there, push beyond them. Get involved with projects that are trying to break out of these patterns. Contribute to discussions, support developers, and help to fund &amp; create the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/bridges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bridges</span></a> we desperately need."<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@hamishcampbell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hamishcampbell</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/its-not-easy-and-its-not-as-simple-as-clicking-sign-up-and-walking-into-a-ready-made-community/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hamishcampbell.com/its-not-eas</span><span class="invisible">y-and-its-not-as-simple-as-clicking-sign-up-and-walking-into-a-ready-made-community/</span></a></p>
Hamish Campbell<p><strong>Struggling for a Real Alternative</strong></p> For the last 5 years conversations have been about, the #Fediverse, #Web3 and more recently the pushing of #mainstreaming into the #openweb native path. But despite this, the #fediverse is still a notable outlier in the digital landscape. This is in part because unlike the dominant tech trends, which emerge from Silicon Valley and the cross-Atlantic #dotcons agenda, the #fediverse is rooted in European ideals of decentralization, federation, and digital autonomy, it's a "native" #openweb […] <p><a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/struggling-for-a-real-alternative/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hamishcampbell.com/struggling-</span><span class="invisible">for-a-real-alternative/</span></a></p>
Hamish Campbell<p><strong>#Techshit Hype – #NothingNew</strong></p> The is nothing new to pointing out that our #fashionistas #mainstreaming crew push mess. Remember when drone deliveries were going to revolutionize shopping? When every major news outlet unthinkably reported that we’d have autonomous quadcopters dropping off toothpaste and Amazon boxes on our doorsteps? Or when 3D TVs were the future of entertainment, pushed so aggressively that manufacturers stopped making non-3D models for a while? Where are they now? Rotting covered in dust in […] <p><a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/techshit-hype-nothingnew/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hamishcampbell.com/techshit-hy</span><span class="invisible">pe-nothingnew/</span></a></p>
Hamish Campbell<p><strong>It’s not easy, and it’s not as simple as clicking “sign up” and walking into a ready-made community</strong></p> Q: Very interested in what you have to say. I've been trying to find a place in the #Fediverse that's not in thrall to big tech. How do I join up? #OMN #OpenWeb. Hungry, feed me! A: This is harder than it should be, and that itself is a telling sign of where we are right now. The #Fediverse is a fascinating, messy, and diverse space, but much of it is still trapped in the gravity of the #dotcons. What you’ll mostly find are either clones of corporate social media—Twitter-like, […] <p><a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/its-not-easy-and-its-not-as-simple-as-clicking-sign-up-and-walking-into-a-ready-made-community/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hamishcampbell.com/its-not-eas</span><span class="invisible">y-and-its-not-as-simple-as-clicking-sign-up-and-walking-into-a-ready-made-community/</span></a></p>
witchescauldron<p>The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeekProblem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeekProblem</span></a>: Why Open Development Is Stuck in a Dead End <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/the-geekproblem-why-open-development-is-stuck-in-a-dead-end/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hamishcampbell.com/the-geekpro</span><span class="invisible">blem-why-open-development-is-stuck-in-a-dead-end/</span></a> This is why open projects fail. They mimic the structures of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dotcons</span></a> without the resources to sustain them. They chase security and rigidity at the expense of usability and social flow.</p>
Hamish Campbell<p><strong>The #GeekProblem: Why Open Development Is Stuck in a Dead End</strong></p> It’s no sin to have to submit to the #dotcons overlords—we all do it, whether we like it or not. Just recently, I found myself installing that vile spyware known as #WeChat because this was the only way to talk to the people I needed to talk to. That bitter swipe to hide the app from view brought a momentary sense of agency, but the reality remains: we are still too often failing at building out the #openweb that normal people find useful The fundamental question is: why? It's too […] <p><a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/the-geekproblem-why-open-development-is-stuck-in-a-dead-end/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hamishcampbell.com/the-geekpro</span><span class="invisible">blem-why-open-development-is-stuck-in-a-dead-end/</span></a></p>
Hamish Campbell<p><strong>The #geekproblem is too often soft blocking change and challenge in tech</strong></p> The #geekproblem has been an ongoing issue in the development of radical and open internet paths. This is particularly evident in the influx of #mainstreaming users into the #Fediverse, bringing with them behaviors that, for us #openweb natives, are easy to recognize as part'ish, a mix of good intentions and ingrained habits that common sense uphold the status quo. Our response needs to be one of patience, hand-holding rather than outright biting, because if we want real change, we need to […] <p><a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/the-geekproblem-is-too-often-soft-blocking-change-and-challenge-in-tech/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hamishcampbell.com/the-geekpro</span><span class="invisible">blem-is-too-often-soft-blocking-change-and-challenge-in-tech/</span></a></p>
rooftopjaxx<p>Is the second most invidious thing about Instagram the fact it requires cookie consent from you even before it reveals that it's a fucking walled garden?<br>As some around here would grumble: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DotCons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DotCons</span></a></p>