As a result of some conversations that I've had today as well as a significant cascade of events in the tech world and other spheres, I thought it was high time for a bit of a pep talk.
Cyberpunks, this is our time! It is time to be more punk than ever!
As tired and demoralized that we may be with the current state of affairs in so many spheres, now is the time to take a breath, take a rest if you need to, but to keep on fighting the good fight!
Without a doubt, It's disheartening to see our friends and loved ones continually succumbing to all the dark patterns that tech forces on them because "that's just the way it is" or for the sake of convenience. It is also frustrating for us to be forced, in many ways, to participate in a system that we no longer believe in. And we scream ourselves hoarse trying to sound the alarm, and it seems like so few are listening.
We must continue to evangelize our alternatives without enabling these silos to continue, and we must also learn that so many people are just plain lost and know no other way to live. They require time to hear our message. We must continue to build and maintain high-quality alternatives to give them someplace to go when the message does finally get through.
We must keep going.
We must show them the way.
And we must do it together!
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Community is key. There's no room for loners in the Fediverse, because it's too big for just a few to handle and steer. Collaboration is the cornerstone of a free, open, and functioning network. It's not just necessary to build the software, we need to sustain and refine that software over time as the network grows.
And we must accept the fact that not everyone has the same idea of what "social media" is, what it should be, and what it should be used for, and learn to be okay with that. We need to understand what people are looking for, and focus our message to the appropriate parties and those who might be open to finally listening to an alternative.
One of my favorite quotes from a certain TV show is "It's not about being right, Mr. McCoy, it's about doing right." We need to focus on *doing right for the communities that already exist to retain fedizens and not just attract them.
And that's gonna take a whole lotta collaboration, my friends. We're not those silos - let's stop acting like them.
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