cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3932795
I thought about this already for a while and with Lemmy and Mastodon the opensource community has a place to really try itself out and coordinate. Then even things like open-source planning-systems (like at Amazon) and AIs are possible.
At least in Germany there is currently no really political movement that could be described as left-libertarian at least seriously. Maybe the Fediverse could be the root for something like that.
Or will the Fediverse will become more like the new landscape of the internet, which encompasses everything and in which every party will need to move and have a certain stance to somehow?
God I hope not
I find this question a little weird, because open source software (which includes the Fediverse) was already a very political movement from the beginning.
As for organizing, since there is no main authority or philosophy beyond make software open, it’s up to you and like-minded individuals to use the space as you seem fit.
Can you describe left libertarian?
No.
Developers of opensource software have been coordinating around complex problems for decades. I don’t think lemmy or mastodon can contribute much to that.
I don’t see why the fediverse needs to be co-opted into any particular political ideology. All political interests are free to create their own instances and / or use the fediverse as they wish. I don’t think it’s any more suited to left-libertarian than any other ideology.
I also don’t see the fediverse being a “new landscape”. The majority of people will always gravitate towards well funded corporate platforms. I would be really happy with the fediverse staying as it is now, I mean of course everyone is free to join but if it became the new normal then I’d have to find somewhere else to spend my time.
We already have it, it is called the Free Software Movement. It was started with the GNU project many decades ago
As others have alluded to here… the idea of internet activism as a political movement kinda burned itself out with the rise and fall of the Pirate Party; at least for most of western Europe.
Lots of interesting lessons learned can be drawn from that if such a thing were to be ever attempted again, but at least for now the Fediverse remains solidly in the “infrapolitics” space. We have a community about this here: https://slrpnk.net/c/infrapolitics
Lol, no. We don’t even all agree on a political outlook now. It’s largely the gamut from centre-left to far-left, but that doesn’t mean we all agree on everything or get on with each other.
No I don’t think so. It will probably stay a small niche platform for enthousiasts.
Fediverse won’t do what the people lack the courage to do.
