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Artist and technologist. Founder of govglance.org, govstr.app, bookhaven.org, communitysources.org, orbitscheduler.com. Building tools for humanity and exploring the world through art.

If we can get back to eating real food and fix the food industry I think we will be amazed at how many problems that solves. We can’t thrive as a civilization if we are constantly poisoning ourselves.

There will be something to be said about NOSTR for being more than a twitter clone. The creative opportunities and freedom of NOSTR will allow something better to be born.

Breathing is balance

Yeah if we can ban corporate political funding, implement rank choice voting, and maintain free speech with decentralized platforms like nostr we will be able to have true democracy

ā€œNo Solid Groundā€. These composite 360 images are made up of ai generated landscapes. #art #ai

For all those crying, "communism is coercion", "communism is authoritarianism", let me introduce you to Peter Kropotkin. Kropotkin was a zoologist and advocate of decentralized communist societies, a.k.a, anarcho-communism. Here's an LLM-derived short biography.

Peter Kropotkin (1842-1921) was a Russian geographer, zoologist, and one of the most influential anarchist thinkers. He is best known for his advocacy of anarcho-communism, a form of communism that emphasizes the abolition of the state and capitalism in favor of a decentralized, stateless society where resources and goods are communally owned and managed. Kropotkin's vision of society was rooted in mutual aid, voluntary cooperation, and the belief that human beings are naturally inclined towards solidarity and communal living.

Kropotkin argued that centralized state power and capitalism inherently create inequality, oppression, and conflict. Instead, he proposed decentralized communities, where local groups or communes would manage their own affairs, making decisions through direct democracy and consensus. These communities would cooperate with each other in a network, exchanging goods and services based on need rather than profit. By removing the hierarchical structures of state and capital, Kropotkin believed that individuals could freely associate and work together for the common good, fostering a society of equality, freedom, and mutual support.

In summary, Kropotkin's advocacy for decentralized communist societies involves dismantling both the state and capitalist systems, replacing them with self-managed, cooperative communities that operate on principles of mutual aid and shared resources. This vision aims to create a society where individuals have autonomy and equality, and where the social fabric is strengthened through collaboration and collective responsibility.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Kropotkin

We could certainly use stronger local communities today rather than relying heavily on big corporations and governments to solve our problems. The key thing we always need in society is freedom. Freedom to form a small commune or freedom to start a business and live in a city. Any centralized power that forces any kind of economic structure is bad.

It is my intention to find more balance in my life and I believe if we all can find more balance we will live in a happier healthier society.

Mental health problems and chronic diseases are surely symptoms of such disconnection from the peace of being.

This deeper connection to nature is always within us. Ancient wisdom reminds us and our bodies cry for us to pay attention.

For the sake of the human world we must not forget its deeper connection to all things or else we will accidentally rip out our roots in a myopic stupor.

The human world is nature as is everything. The human world is neither good nor evil.

Words forge the human world of governments, economies, and religions.

Communication is a very important part of life on Earth, but words are representations of reality. Poor copies of experiences that lose quality with every utterance.

I wonder what life would feel like without knowing any language.

Love is innate. Hate is acquired, during our weakest moments, tired moments, loud times. Even in a state of hate the body will turn back to love given a strong opportunity, a compassionate opportunity, a quiet time.

Truth is a process. A detangling of miscommunications that when achieved resembles a calm humble appreciation for life rather than a loud celebratory revelation.

Ted Nelson has a great vision that was ahead of his time and remains relevant. We could use innovative ways of linking documents to their sources in the age of rapid misinformation. It amazes me how many journalists today don’t even link to official documents.

Creativity is our most valuable natural resource and renewable energy.