Monarchy has no place in a democracy. Remember this while we have an old King.
A Welcome to Louis Philippe
by Charles Mackay
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Esther Payne ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Monarchy has no place in a democracy. Remember this while we have an old King. A Welcome to Louis Philippe
Esther Payne ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
On any online space, you should consider who you give power to. Who has the control over who you choose to associate with? Power doesn't corrupt. It reveals. People in real life do choose to avoid dangerous or toxic places. All that the instances who sign the fedipact are doing is signalling to some of us that somewhere is safe for folk who don't want to engage with Facebook at all. This is a Freedom of Association issue, not a Freedom of Speech issue.
Esther Payne ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Here's an essay on my thoughts on Biden's executive order to ban the sale of sensitive personal data to "Countries of Concern". Kinda too late to close the barn door now. What counts as a "Country of Concern?" US companies already cannot trade with sanctioned regimes. Frankly folks should be more concerned about the "Opt-out culture" of US Tech Companies with #MassDataCollection which endangers our privacy.
Esther Payne ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
One of the reasons I want UBI is because I want us to create art and technology for everyone, not who ever the modern Nepobaby equivalent of Cesare Borgia is.
Esther Payne ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
I have thoughts. Consent and the Fediverse part deux: The Opt-out two-shuffle
Esther Payne ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
I just reminded myself of the date of the Open Source Boob project. April 2008. So 15 years down the line and we're still in a place where I wouldn't recommend STEM to some folks. Because the attitude is still the same, the lack of care, the casual objectification. Now with added super spreader casual ignorance. The just not getting it. Why on earth would I want anyone near that? Especially if they wanted room to safely interact?
Esther Payne ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Oh yeah no sexism here. We're feminists. It's just there's less women in computer science , women aren't interested, and they have other burdens ๐คช Much feminism ๐ถ Some folks literally need a clue ๐
Wren Reilly
@onepict Humans reproduce by parthenogenesis, too. Thatโs why having a uterus means no programming, because no one else bears aaaaaany responsibility for child rearing.
Esther Payne ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
And by the way, this is the male locker room in affect as well. There is no difference. Objectification and ignoring folks boundaries is the same over the Internet as it is in a locker room. Systematic harms aren't just in specific places. It's everywhere. Including FOSS.
Esther Payne ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Essentially what alot of admins and users are having a conversation about is consent. With the November Influx and now this, I can see that Power absolutely reveals. By supporting the fedipact we are signalling that we don't consent to interacting with a known abusive actor who revels in their power. Regardless if they can get at our messages, informed consent is important. If a bad actor gets our data without consent reveals just that.
Esther Payne ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Getting caught up in the language and going " oh call it a list, I don't like the idea of a pact, it's like forcing language", reveals alot to me. Calling it a list instead undermines the very idea of what the pact is. It's a promise. The language is deliberate, much like informed consent should be as well. |
@onepict it always drives me a little nuts when i hear monarchists say that democracy cannot exist without a monarchal head of state. it happened here in the US without a "good king." ๐คทโโ๏ธ
@onepict :guillotine: ๐