Care labor keeps the world running. See it, value it, compensate it.
RT @zspencer@twitter.com
One of the companies I'm working with to transition to a democratic workplace just voted to give a team member who has been facilitating their D&D Campaign ~4 hours per month paid work-time to prep for the campaigns.
π¦π: https://twitter.com/zspencer/status/1338909195605688320
I just published Book Notes: Swing Time: https://anaulin.org/blog/book-notes-swing-time/
#books #blog
On December 7th at 5PM PT, @anaulin and @colombene are hosting a #zinccoop
Community Huddle! If you're interested in co-conspiring with us; we'd love to get to meet you!
DM me the email address you want an invite sent to, and I'll add you to the invite!
- ZS
"diminishing of conflict through domination" π₯
The whole thread is π―, you should read it.
RT @karlitaliliana@twitter.com
I do think it is very revealing how effectiveness is the diminishing of conflict through domination in this context and how silence is the trophy that is won. There is a lot about whiteness in that.
π¦π: https://twitter.com/karlitaliliana/status/1333528644405194752
Hello #fediverse,
we are #Senfcall and we are #hosting #privacy-friendly #BigBlueButton #videoconferences.
Free as in #freedom AND #free as in beer. (donations are welcome)
You don't even have to register an account (unless you need persistent rooms). Just visit https://senfcall.de/en/ - klick on "start meeting", enter meeting name (password optional), press "start" enter your name and have fun senfing. The call-invite link you find at the top of the chat.
I set up my dev.to account for web monetization (https://dev.to/devteam/dev-is-now-web-monetized-21db) some months back, and got my first payment today.
I can already tell this is going to make me rich. π° πΉ
This video is amazing, especially the "cyberfolklore" song in the soundtrack.
>.< At what point is everyone in the news business just going to be a columnist at the New York Times and can we skip that dystopian timeline?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/ezra-klein-vox-departure-digital-media/2020/11/20/289730ea-2b5d-11eb-92b7-6ef17b3fe3b4_story.html
"Big tech displaced the extraction of value through work with the extraction of value through arbitrage. They displaced revenue with data and convinced investors the two were the same."
"Most tech companies disrupt by displacing existing middlemen and acting as a new gatekeeper. Uber displaces taxi services. AirBNB displaced couchsurfing. Facebook displaced your friends." π πΉ πΏ ππΌ
Today's issue of Tales from the Dork Web is especially π₯
"The biggest con Silicon Valley ever pulled off was convincing us theyβre masters of innovation. Netflix brought us digital movie distribution *cries in Bittorrent*. Apple introduced Music streaming to the world *laughs in Napster*. Facebook invented social media *no they didnβt*."
https://thedorkweb.substack.com/p/gopher-gemini-and-the-smol-internet
Last store opening for the year with some new stickers and shimmer inks, will be closed in two weeks (Nov 20) β RTs appreciated, thanks! π http://hellotoday.coffee
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