{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - John Vechey","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/johnnydegrowth","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1707824","username":"johnnydegrowth","bio":"Former cofounder of PopCap Games, creators of Bejeweled, Peggle, Plants vs. Zombies. Writing about Degrowth and how to work together to create a society that doesn't suck. Writing from Orcas Island WA, on Lummi Land.","pronouns":"he/him","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":1,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"John Vechey","url":"https://johnnydegrowth.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/02/1707824.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"59029346","content_html":"

Island Calendar Solutions: johnnydegrowth.micro.blog

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Intersectional Inclusionary Design: johnnydegrowth.micro.blog

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@tbn32 Show me a LLM that wasn’t trained off of creative theft and we can talk! I see them no different than an attempt to enclose the creativity of humans within the bounds of economics.

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I theoretically agree that any tool can be an instrument of liberation or oppression, but the usage of tools in cultures and societies have ramifications, and they are designed within the context of society.

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Computers, the internet, XR, and “AI” are all the tools that one can argue could aid in liberation or oppression, but I believe computers and the internet have made the world less liberated while in the hands of large corporations and I don’t see how XR or “AI” will be any different.

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As far as I know there’s no “AI” that doesn’t have huge power and water draws, isn’t built off of creative theft, and that is in the hands of an entity to benefit the public good.

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Practically, until a tool can be shown to be good overall, it’s hard for me to give any technology the benefit of the doubt.

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Theoretically though, I agree with you.

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@bradenslen Well Substack platforms and supports nazis and white supremacists in a question for the both-sides-ism dollars!

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Community Social Media - How it Could Work: The Homepage: johnnydegrowth.micro.blog

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Techno-Fascism Led us Here: johnnydegrowth.micro.blog

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Community Conversations: johnnydegrowth.micro.blog

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Execution Risks: johnnydegrowth.micro.blog

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@mako Don’t see the message but you can reach me at my first name @ last name.com via email, or plasticjohnny@mastodon.ie

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@mako Was going to reach out to you and others who set it up! I’d love to chat more, figure out your theories on why adoption was hard, incorporate those lessons!

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Operation: Community Social Media. johnnydegrowth.micro.blog

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@dwalbert That’s really pretty.

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@Munish Dear blog, my damn pen ran out of ink again! Crap

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A Community Strategy for Degrowthing Corporate Social Media: johnnydegrowth.micro.blog

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Deviralling Corporate Social Media: johnnydegrowth.micro.blog

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Actions are what Matter: johnnydegrowth.micro.blog

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@chipgiller.bsky.social Very good point. And Bluesky. :-)

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Move Fast from Meta: johnnydegrowth.micro.blog

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Degrowth in Software: johnnydegrowth.micro.blog

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Software is destroying the Earth: johnnydegrowth.micro.blog

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