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riveravaldez@joindiaspora.com
riveravaldez

I'm hearing phrases like, "fix de Internet".
But "the Internet" is like "the cloud", it doesn't exist per se, as a real, material, particular entity.
As "the cloud" is in fact "some company's computers", "the Internet" is in fact mostly "the biggest companies that shape and control the infrastructure under the WWW from the last user to the first server/service".
So, "fix the Internet" is in fact, "fix capitalism".
I think there's a need to call things by their real name, if the desire is to fix or achieve something positive for society (mostly, the working class).
What do you think?

#internet #fixtheinternet #www #politics #business #companies #capitalism #cloud #web #debate #discussion #workingclass #bourgeoisie #classwarfare #news

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jjc@societas.online
John Jaarsveld

Many thanks to Claudia Citkovitz for inviting me for an interview on November 29th, about the body, politics acupuncture, research, sociocracy and whatever comes to table. 😉
We hope to explore many topics that are not only interesting to acupuncturists, but also to a wider public. The conversations I have had with Claudia have always been great, so I hope that many people will join in. The interview is kindly facilitated by Sharon Weisenbaum, who runs the White Pine Circle study group for TCM practitioners.
Reserve your seat for only $4, and find out more here:

https://bit.ly/3n7Ymgl
#acupuncture #discussion

dredmorbius@joindiaspora.com
Doc Morbius (moved to Glasswings)

On what I seek out in discussion: Productive and insightful discourse

Talking around a few ongoing conversations about blocklists, some pleasingly productive threads (several going on a few months of discussion), trolling, and whatnot...

What I most appreciate in discussion are people who can enlighten me in some way. That might be academic or technical knowlege. It might be life experience. It might be an unusual perspective or way of framing things. It could be language or images. It could be a culture or location that's distant.

What it is though is fresh to me, something that isn't overly familiar or stale.

I much prefer when it's also delivered with respect and charity. That's not always a given, and there are times and circumstances which make that a tall order --- someone who's been aggrieved or fatigued or repeatedly affronted may not have it in them, or even earnest attempts may fail. But it's rare that insight is delivered with a constant sneer.

It's the capacity to derail conversations, and correspondingly, the eagerness to take offered bait, that is probably my biggest factor in deciding whom to block. I like threads that go places (and places I'd not initially had in mind is absolutely fine, so long as it's productive and informative, and even somewhat entertaining). Descending into tired turgid wallows, not so much. The problem with Big Lie propaganda and disinformation isn't that it's some great truth. It's just the same damned bullshit repeated endlessly. And really, it's not hard to find. If that's your stock in trade, there are plenty of other suppliers.

Good discussion is a fairly fragile thing. It is not robust, though it does seem constantly to want to emerge. This is a chief reason why disruption is so toxic, and why I respond to it so harshly.

And it really doesn't much matter if it's intentional or accidental. As I get older, I'm somewhat less interested in why people are, and focus somewhat more on how. Past a certain age, I treat that as an established and immutable pattern. Somewhere around 3-6 weeks, in many cases....

If you're hearing from multiple people that what you're selling stinks, maybe listen a bit. I usually drop a few hints before hitting the ban-hammer. I expect people to register them.

(And if we've known each other for over a year and you're not presently blocked, this all but certainly doesn't apply to you. There are some fresher faces, at least in appearing around these parts, who might take notice though.)

I've said most of this before in some form or another. Bears repeating from time to time.

That is all.

#discussion #enlightenment #discussionGuidelines

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sylviaj@joindiaspora.com
Sylvia J

Julian Assange ~ What’s the Appeal? (Live from Sydney)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p66QpDasvTg
https://consortiumnews.com/2021/10/04/watch-julian-assange-whats-the-appeal/

The #US #appeal at the #HighCourt in #London against the decision not to #extradite #WikiLeaks #publisher #JulianAssange on #health #grounds will be heard on #Oct27-28. Live from #Sydney’s #Politics in the Pub on Tuesday was a #discussion about the grounds of the appeal, its possible #outcomes and the impact of #recent #revelations by former #CIA officers and U.S. officials about a #plot to #kill or #kidnap #Assange.

#extradition #britain #intelligence #political #case #scandal #johnshipton #marykostakidis #alexandermercouris #lissajohnson #billhogan #julianhill #alisonbroinowski #noextradition #freeassange #weareallassange

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sylviaj@joindiaspora.com
Sylvia J

Iain Davis, Eva Bartlett ~ "Pandemic" Narratives & "Exercising our Inalienable Rights"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbd-cEHPbu0

“I speak out because I know #humans have the capacity for immense #strength, #compassion and #solidarity. I’ve seen it every day, throughout my working life. However, we are constantly pitted against each other by an establishment built upon the concept of ‘ #divide-and-rule.’
These divisions can only ever lead to #conflict. Often, that is the intention. Yet #division is not innate to us, rather we have it thrust upon us by leaders who promise #solutions but operate a strategy of #tension.
I firmly believe that #we, the #people, have the capacity #build a #better #society. I hope, through my writing and content creation, I can contribute, in a small way, towards reinvigorating #critical #thought.” #IainDavis #InThisTogether

#davis #evabartlett #bartlett #discussion #pandemic #narratives #inalienable #rights #technocracy #propaganda #manipulation

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steelnomad@diasp.org
steelnomad

Mark your calendars - free online webinar event:

CAS Conference | Environmental Armenia: The Climate Crisis, Conflict, and Activism

Featuring our own @mariam _who is presenting: “Weaponizing the Environment: The Silencing of the Nagorno-Karabakh’s Impact on the Landscape and its Human and Non-Human Inhabitants”

As a global community, we are facing an undeniable #climate crisis that “unequivocally” has been caused by human activity. This #conference seeks to begin an interdisciplinary #discussion inviting environmental #scientists, geographers, policy experts, and #activists to examine challenges posed by climate change and recurrent conflict, as well as present possible solutions through policy advocacy and local #activism.

Oct 6, 2021 12:00 PM
Oct 7, 2021 12:00 PM
Oct 8, 2021 11:00 AM
Time shows in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

#Armenia #conflict #war #webinar #environment #environmental #NagornoKarabakh

Events | U-M LSA Center for Armenian Studies (CAS)

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