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.
Nathan Schneider
@ntnsndr.in
Teaching and writing media studies at CU Boulder. Helping to build a cooperative fediverse with Social.coop. Fan of democratic experiences and divine mysteries. Co-leading metagov.org, start.coop, wagingnonviolence.org.
Loving this take in @flaminghydra.com. Working towards that coop future everyday
Nathan Schneider@ntnsndr.in · 7d agoSuper 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
I love how my wife still asks for my so-so fritattas on Saturday mornings
Sophia_Nyx 🏳️⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · 7d agoName your fav dish to cook for others.
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 · 7d agoFREE 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/
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
Maria Bustillos@mariabustillos.com · 7d agoFREE 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/
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.
"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
nathanschneider.info
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.
AI is not an apocalypse, it is just another governance challenge. I mean this theologically as well as practically: www.americamagazine.org/short-take/2... Cf. www.compactmag.com/article/the-...
The AI Apocalypse Is Already Here
Americans do not care for artificial intelligence. Recent polling shows that their attitudes mostly range from ambivalence to horror.
compactmag.com
When an angry dad on the sidelines starts demanding that the ref bend the rules for his kid, they've both already lost
President Trump has made substantial efforts to curb renewable energy development. The Ute Mountain Ute tribe in Colorado managed to bring a big solar project online anyway. n.pr/4y6lek6
Despite stiff political headwinds, tribe in Colorado brings utility scale solar project online
President Trump has made substantial efforts to curb renewable energy development. The Ute Mountain Ute tribe in Colorado managed to bring a big solar project online anyway.
n.pr
WORKER-CONTROLLED MEDIA IS WORKER-FRIENDLY MEDIA LEARN ALL ABOUT IT WITH FLAMING HYDRA'S @ntnsndr.in www.start.coop/accelerator
Technology as "an all-purpose agent of change": https://nathanschneider.info/2026/07/technology-as-an-all-purpose-agent-of-change/
Are you building a cooperative newsroom or media project? Apply to be part of Start.coop's Accelerator for Worker-Friendly Media, including financial and technical support, plus a week with my lab here in Boulder. Learn more here: https://www.start.coop/accelerator
A lot more opportunities for taboos in this gem: futurism.com/artificial-i...
Bosses Are Becoming Obsessed With AI, Using It to Make Every Decision, Barraging Their Employees With Nonsensical ChatGPT Directives, and Even Asking It Who to Fire
AI-obsessed executives and managers are creating a distinct new type of toxic work environment for the slop era, workers told us.
futurism.com
Nathan Schneider@ntnsndr.in · last mo.A case for AI taboos: https://nathanschneider.info/2026/06/a-case-for-ai-taboos/
often the things we assume are easiest to automate are the things we understand the least
Yes yes YES!! I've been working (for far too long, I am v slow) on a piece on this, but maybe now I can point to yours. STOP GIVING HUMANITY THE LEFTOVERS! We are not valuable in the negative space of other things. Our value is inherent, & sharing capabilities with other things is actually beautiful
Humanity without superiority—or, why it is a lost cause to ground our value in what seems to make us unique or better: nathanschneider.info/2026/06/huma...
Humanity without superiority – Writings and rehearsals by Nathan Schneider
nathanschneider.info
We're proud to be used by NYC DSA - Large scale online voting - Anonymous member voting - Clear record of every decision - Full data control via self-hosting
Making democracy work at campaign speed - Loomio
When Zohran Mamdani made history winning New York City's Democratic mayoral primary in late 2025, the infrastructure behind his grassroots campaign looked nothing like traditional politics. The Democr...
loomio.com
Humanity without superiority—or, why it is a lost cause to ground our value in what seems to make us unique or better: https://nathanschneider.info/2026/06/humanity-without-superiority/
Listen! My lab's radio show this month features the extraordinary Dr. Naim Aburradi. He and his friends have risked their safety to document life in Gaza, with a 360-degree camera, before and since the ongoing genocide: https://lookslikenew.net/podcast/how-can-vr-tell-the-story-of-genocide/ Gaza is
I'm already using this post on AI taboos as a way to respond to slop emails: nathanschneider.info/2026/06/a-ca...
A case for AI taboos – Writings and rehearsals by Nathan Schneider
nathanschneider.info
A colleague just pointed me to the University of Edinburgh's AI infrastructure—open source, ecologically aware, privacy protecting: information-services.ed.ac.uk/computing/co... A great starting point for the university AI approach I've been calling for: nathanschneider.info/2026/06/an-i...
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