S16e08: Free-Range, Organic, and Natural; The Original Promise

Here's some words attempting to describe and mark out the Little Printer, er, vibe:

• intimate

• cosy

• personal

• small

• friendly

• furniture

• art

• ornament

• personality

• homely

• family

• friends

So I suppose if you want to find more examples of cosy, then one place to look is volunteering, because that's when the cost of human work drops to zero because it is being freely given for nothing for whatever reason. And we know that the cost of volunteering over time can be burnout.

So perhaps that means changing the terms of the argument or goal. Perhaps, for the medium-term future at least, "winning" and replacing this enshittified monoculture (yes, I really need to read Cory's book), if it isn't possible, is more about cultivating a base layer, I don't know, some sort of mycelial network that's impossible to nuke

self-hosted networks like Mastodon are an alternative that more people than ever before have experienced. There is more awareness that running these servers and instances in a way which meets the minimum bar of reasonableness costs time and money. And not an insignificant amount. These small communities that are safe, welcoming and adaptive require