Alternative Narratives and futures

La saturación constante de contenido dificulta el acompañamiento del dolor colectivo que estamos experimentando. También lo advirtió Susan Sontag en su libro Ante dolor de los demás , en los ecosistemas mediáticos masivos existe el riesgo de que la compasión, extendida hasta sus límites y sin sujetos cercanos con los cuales vincularla, lleve a un e... See more

La insistencia en nuestro dolor impide, también, a las personas que no conocen (o, más bien, creen no conocer) a una persona trans como eso, una persona y no un objeto de curiosidad o “valentía”. Centrarse en nuestra transidad facilita la fetichización y la vulnerabilidad social, jurídica y política. Centrarse en la violencia, incluso si están busc... See more

Are human beings fundamentally good and capable of change, healing, and growth? ...Or are we selfish individuals who must be kept in check?

Those who push a dark, divisive vision of humanity are highly organized in using social media to spread their stories. We must be just as strategic and collaborative in telling and amplifying stories that foste

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Today’s political landscape is shaped by forces investing heavily in spreading fear and division. Given that fear is a dominant force in our culture, it’s no surprise that it defines much of our politics.

f we want to build lasting movements that transform attitudes, behaviors, and culture (ABC strategy!), we need to organize around a shared goal.

The insight that changed everything for me came from neuroscience: all human beings have a fight-or-flight response. When we are in fear mode, our capacity to understand the perspectives of those different from us shuts down. Fear primes us for self-interest.

It’s common sense: if we sense danger, we instinctively take care of ourselves and our gro... See more

the relational perspective, is based on a core belief best expressed by Karl Popper: “While differing widely in the various little bits we know, in our infinite ignorance we are all equal.” This basic belief leads people to assume that we all see things others miss, that disagreements are inevitable and valuable, that those disagreements will at ti... See more

cussed earlier, which came from the actions of the people who run its instances, with how the alternative commercial chat platform Discord handled similar problems. Discord is a closed-source platform that is centralised, not federated, although it devolves moderation down to its groups on the basis of some powerful shared moderation tools. It is h... See more