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Hamish CampbellWe do need tools to share to help people the path back onto the <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23openweb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/we-do-need-tools-to-share-to-help-people-the-path-back-onto-the-openweb/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hamishcampbell.com/we-do-need-t...</a> We should treat this onboarding page as compost, part of the broader cycle of growth. It helps new people take root, connect, and contribute. <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/we-do-need-tools-to-share-to-help-people-the-path-back-onto-the-openweb/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We do need tools to share to h...</a>

witchescauldronWe do need tools to share to help people the path back onto the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/we-do-need-tools-to-share-to-help-people-the-path-back-onto-the-openweb/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/we-do-need-tools-to-share-to-help-people-the-path-back-onto-the-openweb/</a> We should treat this onboarding page as compost, part of the broader cycle of growth. It helps new people take root, connect, and contribute. And as they do, we need to support them not just technically, but socially, through trust-based networks, clear values, and open processes.

Hamish CampbellWe do need tools to share to help people the path back onto the #openweb The struggle to grow the #Fediverse and this #openweb reboot has never been about technology alone - it's always been about narrative, framing, and belonging. If we want people to step away from the toxic silos of the #closedweb and #dotdons to step into something better, we need more than protocols and servers - we need invitations. That’s why it's good to see the redesigned onboarding experience at Fedidb.com/welcome. I had a quick look at it, and it seems to be a "native" practical […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/we-do-need-tools-to-share-to-help-people-the-path-back-onto-the-openweb/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/we-do-need-tools-to-share-to-help-people-the-path-back-onto-the-openweb/</a>

hamish campbell<a href="https://mastodon.social/@dansup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dansup</a> first use looks good :)I would suggest using the term <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> alongside the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> as it's both a more positive term and at the same time more change and challenge as it contrasts to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/closedweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#closedweb</a>

Hamish CampbellReview: Who Broke the Internet? – CBC Podcast with Cory Doctorow 🎧 Listen on CBC The dominant narrative around power tends to centre on institutions - on policy boards, corporate elitists, and those privileged enough to claw their way up the slippery sides of crumbling hierarchies. But that's not where most of us live, and more importantly, it’s not where real change and challenge take root. Too often, we miss this essential balance. We forget that we have direct power and influence over the grassroots, because we are the grassroots. We are […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/review-who-broke-the-internet-cbc-podcast-with-cory-doctorow/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/review-who-broke-the-internet-cbc-podcast-with-cory-doctorow/</a>

lqdevIn Praise of Links <a href="https://toot.lqdev.tech/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> <a href="https://toot.lqdev.tech/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#internet</a> <a href="https://toot.lqdev.tech/tags/indieweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#indieweb</a> <a href="https://www.luisquintanilla.me/feed/in-praise-of-links-osteophage?utm_medium=feed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.luisquintanilla.me/feed/in-praise-of-links-osteophage?utm_medium=feed</a>

lqdevsocialweb.network <a href="https://toot.lqdev.tech/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fediverse</a> <a href="https://toot.lqdev.tech/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#social</a> <a href="https://toot.lqdev.tech/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> <a href="https://www.luisquintanilla.me/feed/socialweb-network?utm_medium=feed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.luisquintanilla.me/feed/socialweb-network?utm_medium=feed</a>

Miguel Afonso Caetano""Who Broke the Internet?" is a new podcast from CBC Understood that I host and co-wrote – it's a four-part series that explains how the enshitternet came about, and, more importantly, what we can do about it. Episode one is out this week:<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1353-the-naked-emperor/episode/16144078-dont-be-evil" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1353-the-naked-emperor/episode/16144078-dont-be-evil</a>The thesis of the series – and indeed, of my life's work – is that the internet didn't turn to shit because of the "great forces of history," or "network effects," or "returns to scale." Rather, the Great Enshittening is the result of specific policy choices, made in living memory, by named individuals, who were warned at the time that this would happen, and they did it anyway. These wreckers are the largely forgotten authors of our misery, and they mingle with impunity in polite society, never fearing that someone might be sizing them up for a pitchfork."Who Broke the Internet?" aims to change that. But the series isn't just about holding these named people accountable for their enshittificatory deeds: it's about understanding the policies that created the enshittocene, so that we can dismantle them and build a new, good internet that is fit for purpose, namely, helping us overcome and survive environmental collapse, oligarchic control, fascism and genocide."<a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/05/08/who-broke-the-internet/#bruce-lehman" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://pluralistic.net/2025/05/08/who-broke-the-internet/#bruce-lehman</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Enshittification</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/OpenWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenWeb</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Monopolies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Monopolies</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Oligopolies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oligopolies</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Interoperability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Interoperability</a>

Hamish CampbellBridging alt and mainstreaming: A note on the shape of resistance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOoT8AbkNE There’s a nice post by Elena Rossini’s, “This is what resistance to the digital coup looks like.” she is commitment to the #Fediverse, #FOSS tools, and open publishing solutions, and her critique of #VC-funded platforms like #Substack and #Bluesky is needed. At the same time, it’s worth pausing to reflect on how we talk about these things, particularly when we’re speaking to an emerging audience, still navigating the gap between […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/bridging-alt-and-mainstreaming-a-note-on-the-shape-of-resistance/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/bridging-alt-and-mainstreaming-a-note-on-the-shape-of-resistance/</a>

Hamish CampbellIgnore the #AI Mess, Build the #OMN – There Is a Path Yes, I read the post. And yes, the despair is real. The #openweb is being bulldozed by #GenerativeAI like a forest clear-cut by machines driven not by need, but by greed, profit and power for the #nsatyfew. Yes, the #deathcult of techno-capitalism is running its script to the bitter and dead-end. And yes, I too wonder if we’ll survive this, but as you say we have a path, and it’s not new. It’s simple, it’s human, and it’s working. It’s called the #Fediverse and the next step is […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/ignore-the-ai-mess-build-the-omn-there-is-a-path/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/ignore-the-ai-mess-build-the-omn-there-is-a-path/</a>

witchescauldron<a href="https://indieweb.social/@jaredwhite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jaredwhite</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/@spencerbeswick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@spencerbeswick</a> The path is to simply ignore the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> mess and carry on with our working <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/4opens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#4opens</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> projects and paths. it's not that we have a different path that works :)The is power in this path, but ONLY if we use it for change and challenge and yes, you would be right we are doing a cap on this at the moment, you could see your post as a part of this mess making. What positive path could you help with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OMN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OMN</a><a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/ignore-the-ai-mess-build-the-omn-there-is-a-path/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/ignore-the-ai-mess-build-the-omn-there-is-a-path/</a>

Jared White — Free Garcia Now!I’m not sure we survive this.I am no longer certain the <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/OpenWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenWeb</a> and the digital culture we have created for ourselves will survive for much longer.(Rest assured, as I write this I am completely relaxed, having enjoyed an extremely delightful day and currently car camping in a glorious field on a hilltop overlooking a beautiful valley. 😌 I am not agitated! But I *am* thinking clearly.)Also shoutout to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/@spencerbeswick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@spencerbeswick</a> for a great quote…<a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blog</a> 🔗 <a href="https://jaredwhite.com/20250508/im-not-sure-we-survive-this" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://jaredwhite.com/20250508/im-not-sure-we-survive-this</a>

Hamish CampbellThe blame, attack, and ban culture we’re seeing is not native. The need for <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23netiquette" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#netiquette</a> to mediate hostility on the <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23openweb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/the-need-for-netiquette-to-mediate-hostility-on-the-openweb/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hamishcampbell.com/the-need-for...</a> <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/the-need-for-netiquette-to-mediate-hostility-on-the-openweb/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The need for #netiquette to me...</a>

witchescauldronThe blame, attack, and ban culture we’re seeing is not native. The need for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/netiquette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#netiquette</a> to mediate hostility on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/the-need-for-netiquette-to-mediate-hostility-on-the-openweb/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/the-need-for-netiquette-to-mediate-hostility-on-the-openweb/</a>

TWiT Podcasts🌍 Can the open web be stitched back together? <a href="https://flipboard.com/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mike</a> (Flipboard CEO) joins Intelligent Machines to unveil Surf, a new app that merges ActivityPub, AT Proto, and RSS for a unified social feed.🎧 <a href="https://twit.tv/im/818" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://twit.tv/im/818</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenWeb</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RSS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialTech</a> Hosted by <a href="https://twit.social/@leo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@leo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@jeffjarvis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jeffjarvis</a> & Paris Martineau

hamish campbell<a href="https://dothewoo.io/author/dothewoo/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@DotheWoo</a> I have been trying to use this for the last year it's a very strange <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UX</a> I think this alien feeling comes from it being built for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#indieweb</a> which is a subculture of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> reboot.I keep it installed on my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WP</a> as i feel it must be useful, but haven't found a use for it yet, the is something that I can't get my head around in its <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UX</a><a href="https://alex.kirk.at/author/alex/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@alex</a>

Hamish CampbellTreating everything as a personal conflict is unbelievably stupid A reminder: treating everything as a personal conflict is unbelievably stupid. It's one of the most damaging habits we've normalized in the pushing of #stupidindividualism, and it's a core pillar of the #mainstreaming mess that keeps us locked in loops of division, burnout, and reaction. We’ve seen this time and again - online, offline, in activist circles, and tech spaces. People isolate, bicker, and collapse movements rather than build collectives. So how do we get out of this […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/treating-everything-as-a-personal-conflict-is-unbelievably-stupid/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/treating-everything-as-a-personal-conflict-is-unbelievably-stupid/</a>

Hamish CampbellShifting the <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23mainstreaming" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> to the <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23openweb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/shifting-the-mainstreaming-to-the-openweb/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hamishcampbell.com/shifting-the...</a> when looking at the liberal <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23mainstreaming" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23X" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#X</a> influx, this is like waves washing on the shore, be the shore not the wave. <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/shifting-the-mainstreaming-to-the-openweb/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shifting the #mainstreaming to...</a>

witchescauldronShifting the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/shifting-the-mainstreaming-to-the-openweb/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/shifting-the-mainstreaming-to-the-openweb/</a> when looking at the liberal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#X</a> influx, this is like waves washing on the shore, be the shore not the wave.

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