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A community isn’t a garden, it’s a bar by Derek Powazek

https://powazek.com/posts/3571

Musings on the changing nature of (social) media by Dinah Sanders

https://metagrrrl.com/2023/01/12/musings-on-the-changing-nature-of-social-media/

In one week, we’ll be meeting up for the Greenfield WordPress meetup!

Located inside @greenspacecowork at 278 Main Street on the second floor. Once inside, just follow our signs.

https://www.meetup.com/greenfield-wordpress-meetup/events/291161452/

Wrenching open the black box by Julian Fell, Ben Spraggon, and Matt Liddy

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-12/robodebt-algorithms-black-box-explainer/101215902

Consider using services like AnonAddy to obscure your email (https://anonaddy.com/)

Think about whether a phone number is really needed when creating an account. If not, you can make up a phone number when required.

Further reading: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/25/technology/personaltech/email-address-digital-tracking.html

Why do super rich people exist in a society?

Many of us assume it’s because some people make better financial decisions. But what if this isn’t true? What if the economy – our economy – is designed to create a few super rich people?

https://pudding.cool/2022/12/yard-sale/

Stop Talking to Each Other and Start Buying Things: Three Decades of Survival in the Desert of Social Media

https://catvalente.substack.com/p/stop-talking-to-each-other-and-start

Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Most of the internet runs on open source software because it’s more secure and more reliable than alternatives. Consider using more open source software yourself.

https://hbr.org/2021/09/the-digital-economy-runs-on-open-source-heres-how-to-protect-it#:~:text=Phones%2C%20cars%2C%20planes%2C%20and,Kubernetes%2C%20which%20powers%20cloud%20computing.