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”Are you sitting uncomfortably? Then I’ll begin.’
If I wasn’t sitting uncomfortably before, then I am now, and so I should be. Uncomfortable in the good, better-informed way, This is a constructively angry, clear-eyed account of what we’ve done and are doing to the planet. Not just the oligarchs, AI techbros & mining firms, but all of us as we consume, consume, consume. The witness accounts from ordinary people affected by mining, data colonialism & climate collapse are awful & moving.
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”Are you sitting uncomfortably? Then I’ll begin.’
If I wasn’t sitting uncomfortably before, then I am now, and so I should be. Uncomfortable in the good, better-informed way, This is a constructively angry, clear-eyed account of what we’ve done and are doing to the planet. Not just the oligarchs, AI techbros & mining firms, but all of us as we consume, consume, consume. The witness accounts from ordinary people affected by mining, data colonialism & climate collapse are awful & moving.
I read Cory Doctorow’s Enshittification recently. Now I’m reading Gerry McGovern’s 99th Day: A Warning About Technology. I'm definitely going to need to read a Terry Pratchett book next. It's by chance I got to these two books close to one another, but they harmonise. They both tell hard truths about the mess were in. But still, I get a sense of hope from them. They make it clear that doing nothing in not an option, which is a call to action, and they make it clear that we do have actual options
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I read Cory Doctorow’s Enshittification recently. Now I’m reading Gerry McGovern’s 99th Day: A Warning About Technology. I'm definitely going to need to read a Terry Pratchett book next. It's by chance I got to these two books close to one another, but they harmonise. They both tell hard truths about the mess were in. But still, I get a sense of hope from them. They make it clear that doing nothing in not an option, which is a call to action, and they make it clear that we do have actual options
@CiaraNi Both books make it clear that inaction is not neutral. Doing nothing is still a choice, just one without ownership.
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@CiaraNi Both books make it clear that inaction is not neutral. Doing nothing is still a choice, just one without ownership.
@Flatus Yes indeed. Well put.
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I read Cory Doctorow’s Enshittification recently. Now I’m reading Gerry McGovern’s 99th Day: A Warning About Technology. I'm definitely going to need to read a Terry Pratchett book next. It's by chance I got to these two books close to one another, but they harmonise. They both tell hard truths about the mess were in. But still, I get a sense of hope from them. They make it clear that doing nothing in not an option, which is a call to action, and they make it clear that we do have actual options
"We refuse to face the real problem. We consume vastly too much. We waste vastly too much. The material demands from our advanced civilizations will soon be causing a Mount Everest of mining waste every year. If you want to see the future of a civilization, don’t go to its great buildings to talk to its great men. Instead, walk among its dumps, particularly mining dumps. There you will see the future written large. You will find the clearest and most honest story among the stuff we throw away."
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@Flatus Yes indeed. Well put.
@CiaraNi I feel a strong resonance with Kim Stanley Robinson: The Ministry for the Future, which I’ve just finished, and Antarctica, which I’m currently reading. They do something analysis can’t, they give us enough imaginative scope to take consequences seriously.
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I read Cory Doctorow’s Enshittification recently. Now I’m reading Gerry McGovern’s 99th Day: A Warning About Technology. I'm definitely going to need to read a Terry Pratchett book next. It's by chance I got to these two books close to one another, but they harmonise. They both tell hard truths about the mess were in. But still, I get a sense of hope from them. They make it clear that doing nothing in not an option, which is a call to action, and they make it clear that we do have actual options
@CiaraNi 'Enshittification' is on my reading list for this year. I'll just need to ensure I follow it with something cheery!
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I read Cory Doctorow’s Enshittification recently. Now I’m reading Gerry McGovern’s 99th Day: A Warning About Technology. I'm definitely going to need to read a Terry Pratchett book next. It's by chance I got to these two books close to one another, but they harmonise. They both tell hard truths about the mess were in. But still, I get a sense of hope from them. They make it clear that doing nothing in not an option, which is a call to action, and they make it clear that we do have actual options
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”Are you sitting uncomfortably? Then I’ll begin.’
If I wasn’t sitting uncomfortably before, then I am now, and so I should be. Uncomfortable in the good, better-informed way, This is a constructively angry, clear-eyed account of what we’ve done and are doing to the planet. Not just the oligarchs, AI techbros & mining firms, but all of us as we consume, consume, consume. The witness accounts from ordinary people affected by mining, data colonialism & climate collapse are awful & moving.
@CiaraNi Thank you so much for doing this, Ciara. It is voices like yours that I have admired for a good while now, that give me comfort that what I have done with 99th Day has some purpose, that it was worth the effort.
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@CiaraNi I feel a strong resonance with Kim Stanley Robinson: The Ministry for the Future, which I’ve just finished, and Antarctica, which I’m currently reading. They do something analysis can’t, they give us enough imaginative scope to take consequences seriously.
'they give us enough imaginative scope to take consequences seriously'
Much needed. Yes. I've just looked up Ministry for The Future and it went straight on to my To Be Read list. Thanks for mentioning it.
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"We refuse to face the real problem. We consume vastly too much. We waste vastly too much. The material demands from our advanced civilizations will soon be causing a Mount Everest of mining waste every year. If you want to see the future of a civilization, don’t go to its great buildings to talk to its great men. Instead, walk among its dumps, particularly mining dumps. There you will see the future written large. You will find the clearest and most honest story among the stuff we throw away."
@CiaraNi I agree with the diagnosis. And that’s exactly why the political centre now feels like the most radical position. The belief that small adjustments will be enough, and that we can avoid changing consumption, pace, and scale. That is a very extreme faith in the status quo.
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@CiaraNi Thank you so much for doing this, Ciara. It is voices like yours that I have admired for a good while now, that give me comfort that what I have done with 99th Day has some purpose, that it was worth the effort.
@gerrymcgovern @CiaraNi
this is next up on my reading list -
I read Cory Doctorow’s Enshittification recently. Now I’m reading Gerry McGovern’s 99th Day: A Warning About Technology. I'm definitely going to need to read a Terry Pratchett book next. It's by chance I got to these two books close to one another, but they harmonise. They both tell hard truths about the mess were in. But still, I get a sense of hope from them. They make it clear that doing nothing in not an option, which is a call to action, and they make it clear that we do have actual options
@CiaraNi I'm half way through Enshittification at the moment and got so depressed reading it I thought I would take a break and read some fiction instead.
I've just finished Small Things Like These (wow!).
So that plan didn't work.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58662236-small-things-like-these
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I read Cory Doctorow’s Enshittification recently. Now I’m reading Gerry McGovern’s 99th Day: A Warning About Technology. I'm definitely going to need to read a Terry Pratchett book next. It's by chance I got to these two books close to one another, but they harmonise. They both tell hard truths about the mess were in. But still, I get a sense of hope from them. They make it clear that doing nothing in not an option, which is a call to action, and they make it clear that we do have actual options
@CiaraNi According to your writing, I suggest: „Kim Stanley Robinson - The Ministry for the Future“
This book completes that picture.
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@CiaraNi Thank you so much for doing this, Ciara. It is voices like yours that I have admired for a good while now, that give me comfort that what I have done with 99th Day has some purpose, that it was worth the effort.
@gerrymcgovern I am struck by the way the book gives ordinary people and ordinary voices space to tell their stories - the normally unseen, unheard victims of our collective consumption. Strong stuff.
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'they give us enough imaginative scope to take consequences seriously'
Much needed. Yes. I've just looked up Ministry for The Future and it went straight on to my To Be Read list. Thanks for mentioning it.
I should revisit that book.
I started it at some point but didn't make it through...
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@CiaraNi According to your writing, I suggest: „Kim Stanley Robinson - The Ministry for the Future“
This book completes that picture.
@jackpearse Thank you. I have only just heard of this book today, you are the second person to recommend it. I looked it up and it's gone on to my To Be Read list. It does indeed sound like a good companion read with 99th Day and Enshittification. Thanks for the tip.
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”Are you sitting uncomfortably? Then I’ll begin.’
If I wasn’t sitting uncomfortably before, then I am now, and so I should be. Uncomfortable in the good, better-informed way, This is a constructively angry, clear-eyed account of what we’ve done and are doing to the planet. Not just the oligarchs, AI techbros & mining firms, but all of us as we consume, consume, consume. The witness accounts from ordinary people affected by mining, data colonialism & climate collapse are awful & moving.
@CiaraNi Thanks for sharing, I had not heard of this book.
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"We refuse to face the real problem. We consume vastly too much. We waste vastly too much. The material demands from our advanced civilizations will soon be causing a Mount Everest of mining waste every year. If you want to see the future of a civilization, don’t go to its great buildings to talk to its great men. Instead, walk among its dumps, particularly mining dumps. There you will see the future written large. You will find the clearest and most honest story among the stuff we throw away."
Years after a toxic mining dump wiped a holiday resort off the face of the earth, killing staff and guests, web robots are still offering the ghost hotel on booking sites and giving it five star reviews.
What a species we humans are. The other primates must be so embarrassed.
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@magsamond Thank you! Yes, we need some antidotes as we digest and deal with all this.
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@diffrazioni
"per quale motivo glielo si dovrebbe impedire?"
Xchè il CSM non è organo di rappresentanza, ma di autogoverno
Un organismo tecnico che PER IL BENE DI NOI CITTADINI deve essere scevro di influenza politiche.
Ma dovev c'è potere (e nel csm c'è, per definizione) ed elezioni, c'è politica.
Per questo il sorteggio x me è il fulcro e la parte migliore di questa riforma.
Si estrae tra competenti (i magistrati) chi dovrà decidere della carriera degli stessi.
Dov'è il vulnus a indipendenza?
