We at #socialcoop should put together a #howto on running a #Mastodon #instance as a #coop
@clayton absolutely! It should be part of our core mission. Though we probably have a bit to go in creating, testing, and documenting best practices. especially at a larger scale than we are currently at.
@rbenjamin @clayton I think there's also a really interesting question around direct vs. #RepresentativeDemocracy.
We've basically self-selected the most optimal possible user base for directly democratic collective self-governance, but is that transferrable to communities with lower levels of democratic literacy and participation interest? Is a representative model (members elect a board once a year) more broadly transferable? #instances
@mattcropp There are still too few women and PoC here.
Rule of thumb: for every white man you recruit, recruit two women and/or poc. For every white male's post you favorite and boost, favorite and boost two by women/poc. This helps change the conversation and its protagonists.
#equity #conscioususe