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Next month it will be 15 years since Occupy Wall St took over Lower Manhattan and other bits of the world. I was anxious to revisit it, but I've really been appreciating this new podcast on the story: www.futurehindsight.com/occupy I also wrote a book on it:) nathanschneider.info/books/thank-...

Waging Nonviolence@wagingnonviolence.org · 2w ago

This is fabulous real talk on organizing with (and around) social media. Own the hand-off. Take responsibility for governance.

Movements can still find people on social media. But the real organizing has to happen somewhere else — and getting people there is the part we keep skipping.

Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 2w ago

🔇 🔇 🔇 My book, Deep Unlearning, is now available for preorders! I don't know how people write so many books because this one took a lot out of me. It turns out, I had a lot to say 😂, with editors cutting out 50k of my words 🫣 ✴️ You can now preorder it at www.simonandschuster.com/books/Deep-U....

Cover of my new book, Deep Unlearning: The Rise of AI and The Radicalization of a Tech Idealist.

There are two concentric circles in the book, the left being circuits in black an white, and the right being a bunch of dots with orange accents. The cover background is cream. And the words are written in black except for "Un" which is in orange.

David Dark @daviddark.bsky.social · 2w ago

"If you can’t convince a single other human being that a project is worth investing time and energy in, that is a signal. And it is also a signal if you don’t bother trying." @ntnsndr.in nathanschneider.info/2026/08/ai-i...

AI, I tried to love you – Writings and rehearsals by Nathan Schneider

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Vica @vicarogers.bsky.social · 2w ago

“For most of the things that are actually valuable about life and work, we can more or less ignore #AI altogether.” Couldn’t agree more with @ntnsndr.in nathanschneider.info/2026/08/ai-i...

AI, I tried to love you – Writings and rehearsals by Nathan Schneider

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The Conflict Systems zine, on designing online communities with conflict in mind, is NOW OUT. The digital version is here: https://www.colorado.edu/lab/medlab/2026/08/12/conflict-systems And there are still a few print copies available here! https://cloud.medlab.host/apps/forms/s/4Ys2HkNo23WB9pBn2c

MEDLab's new Conflict Systems zine drops Wednesday—all about the need for building habits and tools for conflict into online spaces. Celebrate the launch: https://luma.com/vqlxb7dy Request a print copy: https://cloud.medlab.host/apps/forms/s/4Ys2HkNo23WB9pBn2cX8kef7

A screaming guilliotine @endlessblockades.bsky.social · 4w ago

I am in awe of the Tillamook creamery as a feat of co-op storytelling. Focused on the glory of the product but full of reminders that farmer ownership makes it all possible.

Loving this take in @flaminghydra.com. Working towards that coop future everyday

Nathan Schneider@ntnsndr.in · 4w ago

Super proud to be writing about co-op history for a publication that is co-op future, because the future is past is future, and how we choose from the past is choosing the future

It feels like my most frequent political act these days is unsubscribing to catastrophist political-party email lists I never signed up for. The bummer of a perceived populist moment is that elites have no self-respect in how they communicate with us.

What comes after Luddism? In a special free issue of the mighty co-op Flaming Hydra, I probe the limits of centering resistence to big tech around the lore of the Luddites: https://flaminghydra.com/issue-617/#beyond-luddism

Sophia_Nyx 🐰@sophianyx.bsky.social · 4w ago

I love how my wife still asks for my so-so fritattas on Saturday mornings

Name your fav dish to cook for others.

anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 4w ago

1. There is no single pre-determined inevitability - especially in tech. Don't believe the hype. 2. Even now, change is possible. It's slow - but possible. 3. This is yet another excellent example of why you should subscribe to @flaminghydra.com. Best $3 I spend each month.

Maria Bustillos@mariabustillos.com · 4w ago

FREE for all: @ntnsndr.in on how Luddism is not the end. Featuring an extremely insightful and stirring observation from @rushkoff.com We made it free for everone to read because this post is what @flaminghydra.com is about. flaminghydra.com/issue-617/

Maria Bustillos@mariabustillos.com · 4w ago

Super proud to be writing about co-op history for a publication that is co-op future, because the future is past is future, and how we choose from the past is choosing the future

I think we're going to need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission for climate denialism someday, and the reconciliation part is going to be very hard.

Amia Srinivasan in the house with Hermione Hoby at magicmountaintalks.org

"What are apps worth anymore?" An introduction to a couple of my recent experiments, and why they do and don't matter: https://nathanschneider.info/2026/07/what-are-apps-worth-anymore/

Just posted an addendum to my proposal for an academic AI co-op, with some thoughts that have come up from others in discussions, such as - Student voice from the start - Liability for model behavior - Permissioned access for researchers nathanschneider.info/2026/06/an-i...

An inference cooperative for academic AI – Writings and rehearsals by Nathan Schneider

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For the past two years, my lab has been exploring how to create online spaces designed for a basic human activity: conflict. See what we've learned on August 12, when we release our new zine, Conflict Systems, at the Metagov Seminar: https://luma.com/vqlxb7dy

One interpretation of the jobs data is that employers care more about cutting workers than raising productivity.