[HacktionLab] ogg camp - simplicity & self

[enjoyeverymoment at riseup.net]

Similar thinking aloud...
I really liked all the guys and girls there...

Guess this is in general from Zoe's...
>From whatever background people come from I believe simplicity is the one
that unites and makes things more accessible and fun. Rather than trying
to make things better, thinking it is already and then doing less of the
harmful stuff (which possibly is almost every new technology) I think is
the way to go.

Transferring to a method which needs these things less or 'down-grading'
is another matter personal to your own self but consider it for the
benefit of everyone else and eventually yourself if it seems to hard at
first.

Not to go to a caveman status exactly but closer to that than where we are
today which is trying to get more from what we can barely do, understand
or sustain already; whether that's managing ourselves or our resources &
power consumption.
If anyone else wants more chat and even 'banter' :) feel free

p.s
I do like some of the stuff sent previously via emails even if I'm
passionate about self-development and self-understanding before tinkering
with others systems or expecting to understand ourselves around others!


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> On 17/06/2011 00:30, penguin wrote:
>> On a slightly more serious note, I'm finding currently finding it
>> interesting to think that most conversations I've had within HactionLab
>> have been around how to get 'political activists' to be a bit more tech
>> savy, but am now wondering if there's as important a role to get 'tech
>> activists' a bit more political savy.
>>
>> Just thinking allowed.
> agree.. still haven't made it to barn camp mainly because, as a non
> tech, I got tired of encountering this kind of bias.. the only way,
> imho, for righteous techs to help activists be more tech savvy is to
> take the very 'political' step of seeing how the world looks from a non
> techy activist mindset.. and then to take the several more difficult
> steps required to cater to the needs of people who do not feel or think
> the same way as techs do...which i know is not easy or particularly fun
> all the time but is necessary, really really necessary, recruiting help
> where needed, compromising where possible, and making it EASY and FUN
> for busy people with different skill sets and expertise from techies to
> use better tech tools than the easy corporate ones.
> imho, the thinking should be in terms of opening up culture and access -
> similar to that needed when considering how to ensure disabled access,
> LGBT awareness, catering for vegans etc etc etc.
> Cheers all
> Zoe
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