🍃 Nick 🍁 @nick@bath.social

A nice day 🤗

@becha thanks!

I like all those things.

Where I am now I think there is little awareness or concern around the implications of technology choices, and anything alternative doesn't seem viable because everyone is on the normal platforms.

Its tough to break into...

@neil

Made it to my destination, a friends meadow, to camp. My kind of campsite, nobody else around 😀

... And a few more impressions along the way

(Sorry can't do image descriptions easily right now)

More joy, a little bike trip! 🚲 🌿🌞

Starting out along the same old railway path I used to ride along as a kid.

#Cycling

@becha thanks! irrational.org is a parked godaddy domain, maybe a typo somewhere?

What potential do you see with community mesh networks out of interest?

In the next city over we had https://www.bristolwireless.net which used to run rooftop wireless stuff, but from their experience: "the rise of 4G mobile technology has resulted in reduced reliance on fixed broadband and home phones. One consequence of this is that fewer people are interested in networking in general."

@neil

The joy of poppies!

@neil

And what I'd really like to avoid is an exclusive insular geek/hacker club that functions as an escape from society into an imagined world where geeks and hackers rule and everything would be amazing (it wouldn't).

So none of the "PEBKAC" and "luser" stuff.

@becha

Nice article @neil 💚

And it introduced me the "Digital EcoSocialism" term I hadn't come across (https://longreads.tni.org/digital-ecosocialism).

My sense is we need local groups that can support local digital needs within an understanding of this wider context.

I'm slowly brewing a sense of how to do this here, but takes a lot of connections to build up first I think.

@becha

And:

"The Hive should create a plan to create a dialogue with local groups in a sustained and meaningful way. The purpose of this should be to ensure rebels understand why having a disciplined structure is vital to our success"

I am wary of trying to "ensure" other people understand something.

I don't think understanding works that way, and I value the insight that comes from peoples own pathway to understand what they need to understand.

And:

"Make SOS training to intermediate level and follow up SOS refresher training and coaching as a requirement for all Coordinators"

I appreciate much about #XR.

Some language in latest strategy sounds more domination-based, less self-organising though:

"Extinction Rebellion has implemented a decentralised decision making system in the ‘SOS’ (Self-Organising System) which is resilient and effective. However, with many new rebels joining and many more expected to join the Extinction Rebellion fold over the next two years, there is a need to double down on its full use throughout the organisation."