I think the US #Election2024 should be a crystal-clear lesson to #left #politics all around the world:You can’t win if you lose support of the working class.Solidarity is the basis of left politics. But it has to be for the masses, or it is only half-way there!

The five forms that make up freedom:- sovereignity- unpredictability- mobility- factuality- solidarityFrom T. Snyder: ”On Freedom”#philosophy #freedom #amreading #bookstodonhttps://timothysnyder.org/on-freedom

If they can’t see what we say, it’s not #federation.If they can’t follow us, it’s not federation.If it requires account duplication, it’s not federation.@mosseri and the rest of you. #Threads, #bluesky, i’m talking to you. But you shut your ears, because all these tricks are ones you need. To continue your data-thieving business model.The #GreatDataHeist of 2024, that’s you. Trying to do it to us, candidly, but I pay my dues in money, not privacy.#fediverse, or don’t

Riddle me this, #AI bros. How can it be ”stifling innovation” to:- Not coerce people to hand over their data for training?- Ask people for permission?- Transparency about environmental impact?- Transparency about where being used?- Liability for harms caused?- Auditing of models for safety?If these are stifling your innovation, you are breaking the social contract.If you break the social contract, then you are not society and don’t deserve it’s benefits like tolerance or respect.