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Hamish CampbellNot to punish the individuals, but to highlight the groups to compost One of the most corrosive problems on the path to rebooting the #openweb is the nasty, unconscious blocking that seeps through all #mainstreaming and careerist #NGO spaces. It’s not usually overt, it doesn’t come with a clear “no.” It comes with silence, with being ignored. With polite nods and a quick pivot back to safe, fundable, middle-of-the-road ideas that don’t rock the boat. This is how real change is smothered, how compost we need becomes concrete we are trying to break […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/not-to-punish-the-individuals-but-to-highlight-the-groups-to-compost/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/not-to-punish-the-individuals-but-to-highlight-the-groups-to-compost/</a>

witchescauldronThe problem we face is simple and brutal: the right-wing swallows anything we say, digests it through their machine, and spits it back as bland, weaponised social shit. Every radical idea gets stripped of meaning and served up as more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> slop.That’s why we need tools they can’t easily co-opt. Systems and language they can’t just regurgitate into empty right-wing talking points. This is where the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/4opens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#4opens</a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OMN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OMN</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hashtag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hashtag</a> storytelling come in — it makes ideological hijacking hard, stinky, and uncomfortable for them.This is real composting: breaking down the mess, feeding the soil, and growing native paths, that are grounded, and unpalatable to power plays of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nastyfew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nastyfew</a> and there worshipping acolytes.

Hamish CampbellFrom unstoppable slop, to #enshittification, the #FT on the internet is adding to the mess #Mainstreaming talk about the internet generally completely misses the point, yep, it’s the FT so no surprise I suppose. The actual internet, the one we built before the takeover of the #dotcons, this is a culture of #4opens protocols, stitched together with moth-eaten mythologies and some messy traditions. It was never clean or pure, but it was ours. What this guy in the article is describing isn’t the internet, it’s the #dotcons layer that’s been built on top of that original […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/from-unstoppable-slop-to-enshittification-the-ft-on-the-internet-mess/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/from-unstoppable-slop-to-enshittification-the-ft-on-the-internet-mess/</a>

Hamish CampbellAdapting to #climatechaos in a post-1.5°C world The climate crisis is no longer tomorrow’s problem, it’s reshaping our world now. As we pass the 1.5°C threshold, the impacts are rippling through every layer of society. One group who will increasingly highlight this is the insurance industry. We already see the growing unease inside the insurance world as companies begin quietly pulling out of risky areas. From Florida’s hurricane-prone coast to California’s fire-ravaged interior, entire regions are being labelled uninsurable. […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/adapting-to-climatechaos-in-a-post-1-5c-world/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/adapting-to-climatechaos-in-a-post-1-5c-world/</a>

Hamish CampbellFinding a path in a messy world Let’s get this out of the way, most new tech projects are pointless. That’s not an insult, it’s a cultural symptom. People are pushing things not because they’re useful, but because they can. And when every shovel is used to dig holes in sand, we’re not building anything, we’re flailing. From this experience, let’s build culture, not just code, because here's the hard truth, we’re losing the reboot of the #openweb by failing to nurture it. Yes, #mainstreaming people are […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/finding-a-path-in-a-messy-world/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/finding-a-path-in-a-messy-world/</a>

hamish campbell<a href="https://floss.social/@multifact" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@multifact</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@AlexHinojo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@AlexHinojo</a> <a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@EUCommission</a> Yep the is a lot of mess in this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> path, how can we talk to these people so that they might hear what we have to say?

witchescauldronTackling the challenges of bureaucracy and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> inertia. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EU</a> bureaucracy in tech funding <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/how-to-work-eu-bureaucracy-in-tech-funding/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/how-to-work-eu-bureaucracy-in-tech-funding/</a>

Hamish CampbellThis is what the #OGB is aiming for The leadership model of the #Fediverse has long mirrored the "aristocracy" of many open-source projects. At the centre stands the developer "king", a benevolent dictator model that, while functional to a point, is fundamentally limited. Now, we see a shift towards the #NGO-style of governance, and ironically, this may be an even worse model. Let’s be honest: the day-to-day of the Fediverse is more like elephants stampeding while people throw paper planes at each other. It’s messy, […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/this-is-what-the-ogb-is-aiming-for/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/this-is-what-the-ogb-is-aiming-for/</a>

witchescauldronBreaking free from the mess, understanding the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hashtags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hashtags</a> bring clarity, a rejection of the confusion and stagnation that has kept us locked into <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> dogma. Decoding the Hashtags: A Roadmap for Social Change <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/decoding-the-hashtags-a-roadmap-for-social-change/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/decoding-the-hashtags-a-roadmap-for-social-change/</a>

witchescauldronThis isn’t only a negative fight, it’s a positive necessity. The world built by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/deathcult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deathcult</a> is falling apart. Escaping the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mainstreaming</a> Mess: A Call to Real Change <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/escaping-the-mainstreaming-mess-a-call-to-real-change/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/escaping-the-mainstreaming-mess-a-call-to-real-change/</a>

Hamish CampbellNews, the signal-to-noise mess Almost all our posting in the #openweb and in the #dotcons in response to #mainstreaming news is noise. It’s reactive, fragmented, performative. We scroll, we rage, we boost, we dunk, but we don’t build. Sometimes, someone posts something thoughtful, something deep, meaningful. But it vanishes in the churn. The system is designed this way. Even on our #openweb, where we have more autonomy, we are mirroring this spectacle path, feeding it attention, reposting its narratives, amplifying […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/news-the-signal-to-noise-mess/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/news-the-signal-to-noise-mess/</a>

hamish campbellAlmost all our posting here and in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dotcons</a> in reflection to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> news is noise. We don't have much of a place for signal yet <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OMN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OMN</a>

Hamish CampbellMainstreaming: Building Grassroots Balance Our history of involvement in #EU digital outreach and policy meetings has made one thing starkly clear, our #openweb is deeply entangled in the process of #mainstreaming, a messy, often co-optive dynamic where grassroots voices are softened, diluted, and redirected into bureaucracy, then in the end they are simply #blocked. Yes, while there is value in taking part, it's also a wake-up call. The push to shape digital paths from above is strong. But without active grassroots alternatives, […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/mainstreaming-building-grassroots-balance/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/mainstreaming-building-grassroots-balance/</a>

witchescauldronThe key takeaway of the current <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> is that we must actively build alternative structures—not just critique the existing mess. Way late, but better than never <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/way-late-but-better-than-never/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/way-late-but-better-than-never/</a>

witchescauldron<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/climatechaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climatechaos</a> requires radical work <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/addressing-climatechaos-requires-a-radical-approach/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/addressing-climatechaos-requires-a-radical-approach/</a> This applies to changing most <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> institutions and people, so we are left with “challenge” as the safe path.

rooftopjaxxAnd, whatever became of all this performativity, was it in any way prefigurative of anything at all? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhwHZhufhSE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhwHZhufhSE</a> As <a href="https://kolektiva.social/@witchescauldron" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@witchescauldron</a>'s alter ego would say: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a>?

witchescauldronThe concept of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> refers to the process where dominant ideologies and practices become the accepted norm, marginalizing alternative perspectives. Grassroots in Tech Communities: Challenges and Paths <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/grassroots-in-tech-communities-challenges-and-paths/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/grassroots-in-tech-communities-challenges-and-paths/</a>

witchescauldronIt should be painfully obvious by now that all the current <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> paths have failed. Whether we look at politics, technology, media, or activism, the same patterns emerge, co-option, stagnation, and eventual collapse under their own mess and self-destructive contradictions. The Failure of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mainstreaming</a> – What Comes Next? <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/the-failure-of-mainstreaming-what-comes-next/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/the-failure-of-mainstreaming-what-comes-next/</a>

Hamish CampbellThe Failure of #Mainstreaming – What Comes Next? It should be painfully obvious by now that all the current #mainstreaming paths have failed. Whether we look at politics, technology, media, or activism, the same patterns emerge, co-option, stagnation, and eventual collapse under their own mess and contradictions. The valid question isn’t whether mainstreaming has failed, it has. The real question is: What do we do about it? This applies just as much to our efforts to reboot the #openweb as it does to broader struggles in the "real […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/the-failure-of-mainstreaming-what-comes-next/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/the-failure-of-mainstreaming-what-comes-next/</a>

witchescauldronIt should be easy to see that all that the current <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> is failed.The valid question is what to do about this, it's just as relevant in our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openweb</a> reboot as it is outside in the real world<a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/?s=mainstreaming" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/?s=mainstreaming</a>

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