colombene @colombene@social.coop

I'm a gray thumb but love these resources (SoCal). Theodore Payne Native Plant Tour https://www.nativeplantgardentour.org/ and Wild Yards Project
https://www.wildyardsproject.com/

@LeoSammallahti I think the biggest value would be trust - that you can be sure money is going to the right people. So I’d be curious if/how a platform could guarantee that.

Let's organize a tech worker coop network in the US! Yael Richardi will share insights and experience from Argentina, tomorrow, 7/29, 12p PT at @agaric Show & Tell https://agaric.coop/show-and-tell

@entreprecariat I guess that evolved to just learn to code, forget the design part... https://www.fastcompany.com/90320120/john-maeda-in-reality-design-is-not-that-important

Dunno if “identity materialism” is a thing but trying to name this idea: “Today, one of the primary ways we deal with the anxiety of being ourselves is to construct fantasy versions of ourselves through acquisition. This includes not just the acquisition of stuff, but also of personal style, worldviews, sociopolitical identities.”

MacKinnon’s alternatives to materialism reminds me of Alexander Stern’s proposals to counter identity materialism in “Authenticity is a sham” - historical awareness, acknowledging the constraints of time and place, and learning a craft. https://aeon.co/essays/a-history-of-authenticity-from-jesus-to-self-help-and-beyond

24:53-28:50 - the system quality of mass consumption and the huge challenges of going against that
34:15 - what to do instead - relationships with those around you, time in the natural world, mastering skills, engaging with bigger movements, taking sabbath (a non-commercial break)

J.B. MacKinnon on the Wardrobe Crisis podcast - an accessible, mainstream-friendly conversation about the role of consumption and system change IRT climate change. https://thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast/2021/7/6/ep-144-the-day-the-world-stopped-shopping-jb-mackinnon

@compost love this. we talked about a webring with Possible Futures as great old tyme decentralized web organizing. hope to be a part 😁 💍 @clayton https://possiblefutures.tech/

affirmations from Duncan Trussell…
If you find yourself from time to time not meditating as I often do and think, “My God, I’m not meditating!” Remember, you’re thinking about meditating and that’s a wonderful thing. Even if it’s in the negative. You’ve been given the gift of feeling bad about not meditating. The grace is that you could be thinking about McDonalds right now. You could be thinking about, “Fuck man, when’s the McRib coming back?” But your mind is being drawn towards these things.

"Amazon isn't alone in reportedly destroying unsold goods. Nike, Burberry, H&M and others have also come under fire for torching their own products." https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-destroying-unsold-goods-report-other-nike-burberry-fashion-2021-6

ebike and scooter with solar panel canopies

love this real life design criticism "Coffee shops in gentrifying neighborhoods: Why design matters"
https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/greater-la/coffee-shops-in-gentrifying-la-designs-matter/coffee-shops-in-gentrifying-neighborhoods-why-designs-matter

@LeoSammallahti Yea, I wonder. I don’t think it's positive. Maybe it comes from liberals - identifying more with the ruling class, separate from people they are trying to “help”. But I think it can move people who don’t want to see themselves as victims and aren't super political more right instead of more left. Made me think of this: https://organizing.work/2020/07/what-does-a-worker-look-like/

May issue of Possible Futures with @clayton is on Current State of Open Source with resources about ethics, design, labor and what's next. https://possiblefutures.tech/