Subvert members have self-organized meetups in Melbourne, Mumbai, Toronto, and LA DIY flyers in even more cities 0 direction from the team
austin robey
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Building socialist internet 🌐 Subvert @subvert.fm
Tech culture won’t care about co-ops until one dominates an incumbent
Co-ops make perfect sense in this moment Cost of building software going to zero Value capture increasingly concentrated in fewer hands
That’s cool how the nba has transparent salaries and a players union
the world's largest worker cooperative was founded by a priest he saw cooperatives as the best way to organize businesses and our economy a way to create dignity and benefit for workers now pragmatic steps towards heaven on earth, not just in the afterlife
AI is a technology that allows founders to build the wrong thing faster
Im enjoying Cantilever A streaming app with 13 curated albums and I read a story about each one
Two types of co-op members Cooperators: “It’s taking awhile to get an email response. Our resources must be constrained” Consumers: “Let me speak to the manager”
The credibility of the platform co-op movement is harmed by its association with awful branding and product
If you sold a music platform to private equity, you need to tithe by investing some of that into Subvert
Our first Annual General Meeting is set for September 19, 2026. This is the co-op’s main moment for collective decision-making. Read in full on our blog here: www.subvert.fm/blog/subvert... RSVP at luma.com/subvert2026 Not a member? Join the co-op at subvert.fm
Subvert Annual General Meeting 2026 · Luma
Join Subvert's first (online) Annual General Meeting. This is our cooperative's hallmark annual event. A preview of our AGM Agenda: State of Subvert: A…
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I guess the Spirit Air 2.0 guy has to figure out how to make the idea real now
being the customer support agent is the hardest part of my job
My mayor socialist My congresswoman socialist My bandcamp socialist (@subvert.fm)
Spurs will always be my team 🖤 And it’s great to see New York and my mayor get a win
In Canada, artists have health insurance and access to grants In the US, artists have neither We just have a trillionaire that worked to destroy arts funding
There’s going to be an aesthetic correction against the age of AI music Less pitch correction and quantized drums The new American Football album has intentional off notes
I've been working on a massive collection (a playlist of sorts) of #ambient on @subvert.fm! Currently sitting at 110+ tracks, all different artists, feat @phxsys.bsky.social, @exitchamber.bsky.social, @onidyl.bsky.social, @saapato.bsky.social, @arbeemonkey.bsky.social, & many more! please repost 🙏
We’re live. Two years ago, we released a plan. Today, our collectively owned music platform is open. Explore. Support artists directly. Join the co-op. It’s only the beginning. Sincerely Ours, Subvert
500 new co-op members yesterday @subvert.fm is launching on tuesday
Artist-owned platforms are a threat to “artist friendly” platforms
On day 1, @subvert.fm will have over 20,000 releases Cooperative platforms are inevitable
Subvert had a meetup in Melbourne, Australia last weekend No central planning, no sign off - just a member taking the initiative to organize They made an unofficial smaller staple-bound zine to culture jam around Melbourne
