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patriarchy mystifies technology, casting it as a domain beyond the possibility of comprehension for all but certain experts. Mystification hides the economics of accumulation that technologies serve, turning people’s attention to a marvelous innovation instead of the extraction it enables.
Nathan Schneider • Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life
Creative Destruction | Thomas Klaffke | Substack
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This kind of clubbishness seems to be especially congenial to men, who seem to enjoy the ritual aspects offered by formal speeches, songs, toasts and parades that require a level of self-discipline, attention to a master of ceremonies and willingness to be silent – especially so when these groups are all-male.
Robin Dunbar • Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships
We might ‘dissociate’ and do the opposite: we check out, numb ourselves, engage in escapism, or fixate harder on connecting with others. In a state of dissociation, it is hard to advocate for our needs, our boundaries, and our limits. In addition, many of us have excellent auto-pilot functions and masking skills for when we dissociate, which can... See more
The Radical Guide to Being Your Own Primary Partner | Radical Relating
To honor individuals, we need to offer in individual portal into the network. A place where you aren't constrained by societal norms, by the need to reply, but instead where you can think about what it is you're thinking about... use others' thoughts to move through the space... and emerge with an artifact that represents your thinking, but also... See more
Plexus
One antidote is to allow yourself to imagine what it might feel like to know you'd never fully get on top of your work, never become a really disciplined exerciser or healthy eater, never resolve the personal issue you feel defines your life's troubles. What if I'll always feel behind with my email? What if listening attentively to other people
... See moreOliver Burkeman • What if you never sort your life out?
o my surprise, looking for a "self" was much more straightforward than I thought it would be. Many other things were seen (and heard, felt, etc.), such as thoughts about breakfast, memories about what had happened the day before, noises in the room, discomfort in my body: all that was definitely there. And my mind was quiet enough that, if there... See more