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History is written by the winners, which is why #Luddite is a slur meaning "technophobe" and not a badge of honor meaning, "Person who goes beyond asking what technology does, to asking who it does it *for* and who it does it *to*."
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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
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In the context of a holiday with religious dimensions, here’s something you may find ‘spiritual’. The #OverviewEffect
“The overview effect is a cognitive and emotional shift in a person's awareness, their consciousness and their identity when they see the Earth from space” 🎅🧵
“The overview effect is a cognitive and emotional shift in a person's awareness, their consciousness and their identity when they see the Earth from space” 🎅🧵
It’s impossible for anyone of my generation in the U.K. not to have been thrilled by the #StarTrek series in the 70s. So it is stunning to read of the response that #WilliamShatner or ‘Captain Kirk’ had when he actually did go into space npr.org/2022/10/23/113…
"It was the death that I saw in space and the lifeforce that I saw coming from the planet — the blue, the beige and the white," he said. "And I realized one was death and the other was life."
We are honoured to present this thread 🧵 to you. Eight films on the lives of eight of the #Sortition chosen assembly members and their experiences of the #GlobalAssembly of 2021 #GA2021. The world’s first ever global citizens’ assembly on the climate and ecological emergency.
We are deeply grateful to the local film teams, community hosts and facilitators who worked so hard to present these amazing pieces of work. Please do share these films as we see this as an opportunity to understand the human experiences behind the #GlobalAssembly process
This is the first film that was finished, by a team in the Peoples’ Republic of China 🇨🇳Telling the story of young student Li Shimao from Wuhan. 我们希望您和我们一起过生日愉快!
Everything ready for the #ObservatorioDeLaCiudad
The brand new permanent citizen body of @MADRID composed with 49 randomly selected participants #deliberation #democracy
The brand new permanent citizen body of @MADRID composed with 49 randomly selected participants #deliberation #democracy
The mayor @ManuelaCarmena ready to welcome in the Pleno all participants of the #ObservatorioDeLaCiudad #sortition #civiclottery #democracy
El #ObservatorioDeLaCiudad now deliberative coaching by facilitators #criticalThinking #collaborativeWorkflow
On April 15 #ExtinctionRebellion will shut down London, demanding a sane response to the climate crisis, guided by citizen assemblies.
If you support this plan, you need to know about #vTaiwan - the world's most advanced citizen participation process.
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If you support this plan, you need to know about #vTaiwan - the world's most advanced citizen participation process.
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Mini history: 2014 Taiwan political crisis triggers Sunflower movement (cf #brexit). Students occupy parliament for 3 wks to demonstrate what modern deliberative democracy looks like (excellent facilitation + total transparency + meaningful participation for all stakeholders).
This sparks a massive peaceful transfer of power from parties to unaffiliated citizens (many leading political figures are independent).
Taiwan is probably Earth's most open, participatory, digital, post-party democracy.
Taiwan is probably Earth's most open, participatory, digital, post-party democracy.
