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witchescauldronA letter from the margins of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/a-letter-from-the-margins-of-the-openweb/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/a-letter-from-the-margins-of-the-openweb/</a> I am still digging <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/makinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#makinghistory</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OMN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OMN</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/indymediaback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#indymediaback</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OGB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OGB</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RIPENCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RIPENCC</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NGI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NGI</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NLnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NLnet</a>

Hannes GrünbichlerAlles Gute zum 80. Geburtstag <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/%C3%96GB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ÖGB</a>. Kein bisschen gealtert, immer jung.Ohne den <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/%C3%96GB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ÖGB</a> hätte ich als Arbeiterkind keine höhere Schule abschließen und ein Studium machen können!

witchescauldronThe <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> works because it’s radically different. That difference is fragile, and we need to protect and deepen it, not dilute it with NGO logic or replicate Silicon Valley’s pyramid schemes. This is what the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OGB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OGB</a> is aiming for <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/this-is-what-the-ogb-is-aiming-for/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/this-is-what-the-ogb-is-aiming-for/</a>

Hamish CampbellRegime change in the west There’s a "normal" dangerous illusion still clinging to liberal democracies: that we’re in a time of political turbulence, but the foundations remain intact. That, somehow, we’ll "course correct." But this need to be seen as blinded thinking. What is obvious is that we’re actually experiencing is regime change, not in some distant land, but right here in the West. And it’s not coming from tanks or coups, but through the ballot box, boardrooms, social media algorithms, and #NGO […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/regime-change-in-the-west/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/regime-change-in-the-west/</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 noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/mainstreaming-building-grassroots-balance/</a>

Hamish CampbellRebooting the #openweb in a good way The #Fediverse exists, and more than that, it’s alive and kicking. Sure, it might be a messy, chaotic, a bit fragmented, and yes, still niche. But let’s not underplay it, this is the healthiest corners of the internet we’ve got. Tens of million accounts, hundreds of thousands active people, sometimes talking about how we build our digital spaces from the bottom up. Yep, there are the cat videos, the #fluffys and the #spikys. But also an in-group debate is bubbling away about who […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/rebooting-the-openweb-in-a-good-way/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/rebooting-the-openweb-in-a-good-way/</a>

witchescauldronThe problem is clear: If we follow traditional power politics, which are built on control, manipulation, and exclusion, we will fail. Building <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OGB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OGB</a> is about power without <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/powerpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#powerpolitics</a> <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/building-ogb-is-about-power-without-powerpolitics/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/building-ogb-is-about-power-without-powerpolitics/</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 noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/the-failure-of-mainstreaming-what-comes-next/</a>

Hamish CampbellWe can either follow the same old paths of control, stagnation, and eventual failure, or we can build something new that actually works. The choice is ours. Let’s make it happen, please. Building <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23OGB" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OGB</a> is about power without <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23powerpolitics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#powerpolitics</a> <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/building-ogb-is-about-power-without-powerpolitics/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hamishcampbell.com/building-ogb...</a> <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/building-ogb-is-about-power-without-powerpolitics/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Building #OGB is about power w...</a>

witchescauldronLet’s work together as if we are at a turning point. We can either follow the same old paths of control, stagnation, and eventual failure, or we can build something new that actually works. The choice is ours. Let’s make it happen, please. Building <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OGB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OGB</a> is about power without <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/powerpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#powerpolitics</a> <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/building-ogb-is-about-power-without-powerpolitics/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/building-ogb-is-about-power-without-powerpolitics/</a>

Hamish CampbellComposting the mess We do need to share a sharp critique, that funding structures shape (and often stall) #openweb development. The argument is that #NGO funding models divert energy away from real grassroots alternatives, pushing projects into bureaucratic traps rather than fostering a thriving #DIY culture. With, paranoid individualism which stems from #stupidindividualism, a byproduct of the #deathcult’s mainstream influence. NGO funding traps devour alternatives, replacing them with sanitized, […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/composting-the-mess-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/composting-the-mess-2/</a>

witchescauldronDevelopment - Next Steps for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OGB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OGB</a>The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OGB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OGB</a> (Open Governance Body) is a native <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> project to enable decentralized, transparent governance for grassroots media and activist networks. However, like many open projects, it faces significant development roadblocks.Currently, the challenge is moving beyond theory into implementation. The stalled dev work at <a href="http://unite.openworlds.info" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://unite.openworlds.info</a> highlights the common issue: lack of dedicated developer focus. The problem isn’t just writing code; it’s building a bridge between activist needs and functional, people-friendly tools. The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/geekproblem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geekproblem</a> looms large, developers work in isolation, disconnected from real-world social movements, or they get caught in perfectionism instead of delivering working prototypes.What <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OGB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OGB</a> needs is practical iteration: a rough, working proof of concept, rather than endlessly debating the ideal model. The project requires coders willing to work openly, embracing the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/4opens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#4opens</a> (open source, open standards, open process, open data). The biggest blocker? A culture that prioritizes control over collaboration.

Hamish CampbellWhat software do activists need? The core problem for the last 20 years has been that most activists were locked into #dotcons (corporate social media silos) because open alternatives were either too difficult to use, lack network effects, or fail to meet their practical needs. With the current reboot of the #openweb with the #fedivers based on #ActivityPub has already taken a step away from this mess. Here’s what’s needed from a software development perspective to break out of this mess. Open & accessible publishing […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/what-software-do-activists-need/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/what-software-do-activists-need/</a>

witchescauldronThe <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NGO</a> mess is hard blocking <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/the-ngo-mess-is-hard-blocking/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/the-ngo-mess-is-hard-blocking/</a> Some want it to be a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DIY</a> or, as this is described by our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fashionista" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fashionista</a> as a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DoOcracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DoOcracy</a>, where whoever does the work makes the decisions. The more native path is parallel communities cooperating, as is outlined in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OGB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OGB</a> social tech project.

Hamish CampbellTrump and the tools of the old world order An example of this is The United States Agency for International Development (#USAID) which was presented as a humanitarian force for economic and social development worldwide. However, its origins and operations paint a different much darker path, of geopolitical manoeuvring and #neoliberal hegemony over the last 40 years. Now, with the hard shift to the right, USAID is being gutted, alongside other long-standing institutions of the U.S. "liberal" global order. Origins and the Cold War […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/trump-and-the-tools-of-the-old-world-order/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/trump-and-the-tools-of-the-old-world-order/</a>

witchescauldronThrough a blend of federated technology and grassroots activism, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OGB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OGB</a> introduces a simple yet powerful network based on sortation, ensuring distribution of roles and responsibilities and fostering efficient, but mess, decision-making processes. What people need to outreach the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OGB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OGB</a> <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/what-people-need-to-outreach-the-ogb/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/what-people-need-to-outreach-the-ogb/</a>

Hamish CampbellThese aren’t pointless projects #mainstreaming #liberalism has lost its way. For the past 20 years, many self-described liberals have spewed out bilge water disguised as "common sense." But when pressure mounts, they reveal themselves as dogmatic and intolerant, almost as if they aren't truly liberal at all. How did we end up in this mess? The #deathcult, #stupidindividualism, and the rise of #dotcons shaped the dominant version of "common sense," warping it away from collective care and into something narrow and […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/these-arent-pointless-projects/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/these-arent-pointless-projects/</a>

hamish campbellFor grassroots projects like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OMN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OMN</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OGB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OGB</a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indymediaback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#indymediaback</a> to thrive, they need exposure to mainstream resources without being consumed by them. And for the mainstream to evolve, it needs the disruptive energy of grassroots creativity. The bridge must go both ways.

Hamish CampbellHow #mainstreaming can meaningfully fund grassroots movements, they get the value from One of the biggest tensions in the fight to build an alternative, sustainable future is the relationship between mainstream resources and grassroots projects. The reality is STARK: grassroots movements need resources to survive and thrive, yet the very act of receiving funding, if they can access it at all, drags them into the suffocating grip of #mainstreaming culture, where the radical edges that make them valuable are dulled and destroyed. So, how can conscious mainstream actors support […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/how-mainstreaming-can-meaningfully-fund-grassroots-movements-they-get-the-value-from/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/how-mainstreaming-can-meaningfully-fund-grassroots-movements-they-get-the-value-from/</a>

Hamish CampbellThe Trump mess, Speech to Congress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR5Dmj6GK88 This starts so Nazi. Then goes onto the use of force, but the heckler gently leaves, which hides this. They then move to protect the border… and then pushes the internal border to exclude people internally who they don't want on the inside. Then the celebrating the braking of the old world order, and the dismantling of its structurers and norms. Then back to me, me, me, a recurring theam. They are removing the last 20 years of #fashionista […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/the-trump-mess-speech-to-congress/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/the-trump-mess-speech-to-congress/</a>

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