🔗 Being quietly radicalised by being on holiday (Interconnected):

We all form a government which is a kind of enlarged co-operative really. Why don’t we make a basket of essentials, democratically argued about and iterated over time, then nationalise not-for-profits to run supply chains and shops for them?

Just… take essentials out of the for-profit bit of the economy.

Our priorities have lost their way somewhere along the line.

I remember reading and appreciating this post when Matt first wrote it back in April. It reappeared in my timeline this morning and I still appreciate it.

I always wonder what the person who inevitably shows up in any discussion of electric vehicles shouting about how we’re just propping the oil and gas industry and what really needs to happen is for everyone to go car-free thinks they are accomplishing.

🔗 The indie web should be a universe of discovery:

The indieweb should feel like the Norrington Room: an expansive world of different voices, opinions, modes of expression, and art that you can explore, peruse, or have curated for you. It’s not about any particular goal aside from the goal of being enriched by people sharing their lived experiences, creativity, and expertise. It’s a journey of discovery, conversation, and community, not a journey of extraction.

I hate hate HATE that when huge companies make dumb, short-sighted decisions and then lay off people they don’t give a shit about and think of as interchangeable parts, those same people are then forced to go on social media to talk about how their “role has been impacted” and how grateful they are for all the wonderful experiences they have been granted by their former employers.

To be clear, I am not criticizing anyone for making these sorts of posts. We all do what I have to do to get by, and it makes sense not to burn any bridges.

🔗 [the writer type: I deny that I’m in an echo chamber, and so do the voices.](http://thewritertype.blogspot.com/2024/09/i-deny-that-im-in-echo- chamber-and-so.html?m=1):

The stark truth is that far from cocooning us, social media exposes us to a wide variety of previously unencountered people and opinions. These people are invariably weird, and their opinions are horrible. What pundits fail to take into account – but is obvious to normal people – is that it’s nice to be in a bubble. It’s only natural to view those who don’t share your beliefs as intellectually defective and morally degenerate, and to avoid them at all costs. Who wants to spend time arguing with a bunch of idiots?