Notices by Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz), page 8

@Viktor this is a general problem that I've seen in activist communities for more than 20 years. Maybe you could comment on the substance of my comment and the article I linked to, instead of trying to turn it into drama?

@msh
> following those like @Are0h who dedicate a lot of time and energy to defending and uplifting marginalised people

Can you point me to something that user has done in this regard, other than state the obvious on social media?

"A full-blown Narcissist lacks the emotional intelligence to perceive value in doing nice things for other people — or in the intrinsic value of having the privilege of having social interaction with people in the world in general who strive to help, respect, or otherwise please them. Because every decent thing they do for others they do so for a reward or based on a price, they simply miss the intellectual point of why humans ... behave in ... ways that are collaborative ..."

#narcissism

@wolf480pl
>You post a lot of such posts one after another

Ideally, I'd like to be able to queue my public posts to dribble out over time, so that I can do my fedi posting in bursts without flooding people's feeds. But it doesn't seem to be technically possible for now.

> and then you're gone

This is an asynchronous medium. Perhaps what you're looking for is realtime chat (IRC channels, Jabber MUCS, Matrix rooms)? I can recommend some good ones.

@wolf480pl I'm sorry this bothers you. When I want to build up a consistent narrative, I write long form blog posts. My intention with the quote posts on fedi is to share a link to an article I found insightful (or whatever), and share quotes that give some idea of *why* I think it's worth reading. If they're not your jam, you're free to just ignore them. But if you're going to respond, it's good form to do the reading.

Next time you come across some someone on social media ranting about how everyone has 'listen to the marginalized more' and do whatever they demand, consider the possibility that they have no intention of actually improving the lot of marginalized peoples, but simply seeking attention, and opportunities to assert dominance:
https://flyingmonkeysdenied.com/2016/04/23/the-unappreciative-narcissist-uses-and-abuses-people-pleasers-religiously/

@MrNarrow de nada. Thanks heaps for developing this software and sharing it as free code! :)

@Are0h to paraphrase the Buddha, I cannot use your abuse, you may have it back.
https://flyingmonkeysdenied.com/2016/04/23/the-unappreciative-narcissist-uses-and-abuses-people-pleasers-religiously/

@msh
> "hearing but not listening"

Does listening require agreeing? That seems like a fairly totalitarian idea to me.

@Are0h OK, so you're just having a vent and have absolutely nothing to offer except scolding. Noted. I'll listen elsewhere.

One of the things that's going to be interesting in to see in a year or so is data on how well the existing net infrastructure has coped with suddenly being used for *everything*.
* How much has traffic increased?
* What times are the peak loads?
* How much of that traffic is #streaming vs. #torrents vs. #Javascript being served by websites vs. #HTML email?
* What would need to change if this level of usage became the norm and was available to everyone in the world who wanted to use it?

@Are0h Can you be more specific? Or maybe links to other threads, or write-ups on this by members of marginalized groups, which get more specific?

FWIW it's difficult to keep listening when all I hear is "listen more". I get the frustration this expresses, but it's not really actionable.

@Are0h
> the issue is that there isn't enough being done to protect people that are targets.

OK, but how? Setting up some kind of organizing to protect social media users? How would that look in practice? Or is it a case of changing UI and protocols so users can protect themselves?

This is what I mean by asking if it's a social or a technical problem. You can't solve social problems with technical solutions and vice-versa.

@Are0h that's a shame. Do you see this as primarily a social or a technical problem? How do you think we could improve the way the fediverse works to make it more asshole-proof?

Privacy Redirect ("MIT" license) is an add-on that makes Firefox or Chromium based browsers automatically redirect datafarm links to free code front-ends. Eg Titter to Nitter, Instagram to Bibliogram:
https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect

#PrivacyRedirect #privacy #MIT #datafarms

"Similarly, in Canada, a study found that a government campaign to drain wetlands thought to be smothering spruce trees caused a fire that destroyed 2,400 homes in 2016. Under the pretense of growing larger trees to store more carbon, peatlands were systematically destroyed. However, it is now recognized that peatlands ultimately store enormous amounts of carbon naturally and were more resilient to fires."

"For ease of planting and eventual use as lumber, the Forestry Department had a long-term tradition of planting native trees in neat rows at 12-foot gaps. Though the majority of trees were then left to develop into natural forests, the meticulous spacing has since exacerbated fire risk. The Department now opts for more irregular spacing and species biodiversity. Although it is more time- and cost-intensive, it ends up saving the department in firefighting costs later. "

"A general definition of a natural forest is a 'multilayered vegetation unit dominated by trees, whose combined strata have overlapping crowns, and where grasses are generally rare.' In general, a natural forest will store up to 40 times more carbon than a plantation that is harvested every decade."
- #LucienneCross
https://inhabitat.com/see-the-forest-for-more-than-the-trees-why-reforestation-isnt-working/

"World trade is really going to be in shipping around recipes, not cakes and cookies. In other words ... you don't need to have ships full of cars crossing each other in the Pacific, that's not world trade, that's just pure entropy. Most local areas can produce most of the stuff they need, and what needs to be world trade is really the ideas, the recipes, valuing each other's food and art and music and culture."
- #HazelHenderson
https://vimeo.com/28380649

#WorldTrade #LocalProduction #FreeCulture

"Money & Life is a lucid exploration about how one of humanities most brilliant inventions has turned into its darkest shadow, how money and debt haunt our highest aspirations, and undermine our greatest needs. #KatieTeague's #documentary is populated by some of the most thoughtful monetary pioneers who explain money's curse and promise, and point to new economic models that create social justice, economic security, and environmental health."
- #PaulHawken
https://moneyandlifemovie.com/