"Now, more than ever, it’s critical to own your data. Really own it. Like, on your hard drive and hosted on your website. Ideally on your own server, but one step at a time." #Indieweb
Ben Werdmuller
Own what’s yours
[PJ Onori] I can't disagree with anything here: "Web 2.0 seemed like such a great idea in a more innocent time. We’re at a point where it’s o...
Just saw this. It's brilliant. Highly relevant to now but also a history that needs to be better understood in itself. Deserves its Oscar nomination; please seek it out.
the Guardian
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat review – superb study of how jazz got caught between the cold war and the CIA
Johan Grimonprez’s fascinating documentary uses the assassination of DRC prime minister Patrice Lumumba to launch a dizzying look into the politi...
Boy, sending a newsletter email about helping trans people turns out to be an efficient way to lose subscribers. Luckily, I absolutely do not want those subscribers.
Life in Weeks is a cool idea, but here's why I'm not going to share mine with you.
Ben Werdmuller
Life in Weeks
I'm not going to share one.
"Being “in tech” in 2025 is depressing, and if I’m going to stick around, I need to remember why I’m here." Every word of this resonated for me. #Technology
Ben Werdmuller
Tech continues to be political
[Miriam Eric Suzanne] Every single word of this piece resonated for me, from the underlying discomfort to the realization that AI as it currently ...
"The Social Web Foundation has joined the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to advance open standards for the social web." #Fediverse
Ben Werdmuller
The Social Web Foundation announces its membership in the World Wide Web Consortium
[Social Web Foundation] The Social Web Foundation has joined the W3C: "SWF joins CDT as one of the few civil society organizations that comprise ...
"Automattic confirmed to TechCrunch that when the migration is complete, every Tumblr user will be able to federate their blog via ActivityPub." I didn't realize this was still happening! #Fediverse
Ben Werdmuller
Tumblr to join the fediverse after WordPress migration completes
[Sarah Perez at TechCrunch] This was a very nice surprise to see: "Automattic confirmed to TechCrunch that when the migration is complete, every ...
Some thoughts about the state of typical online discourse and what it says about America.
Ben Werdmuller
If MSN comments reveal the soul of America, we're done
Right-wing and incredibly stupid, this seems to be the state of normie discourse.
"Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic, because that means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice, and a third, a fourth, and then what happens?" #Democracy
Ben Werdmuller
Judith Butler, philosopher: ‘If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic’
[Iker Seisdedos interviewing Judith Butler in EL PAÍS English] Judith Butler is as on-point as ever: "Q. It wasn’t just Trumpism. Some Democra...
"Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them." Posting is not activism. #Democracy
Ben Werdmuller
You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism
[Janus Rose at 404 Media] This is an important but hard pill to swallow: "“The reality is you are oxygenating the things these people are sayin...