Dear Fedi friends,
If you can set aside 11 minutes today, I highly encourage to watch @vkc's latest video: "I stream nothing, and I am happy."
🔗: tinkerbetter.tube/w/ns3WDZZgAo…
It is ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT and should be shown in media literacy and digital literacy classes everywhere. Actually, everyone should watch it (I'm about to send it to my family and friends).
My favorite part comes up towards the end. Veronica eloquently explains (9 min 27 sec in):
"I feel like we owe it to ourselves and to those who follow us to try and break free of algorithms, which tell us what we should like, who we should believe, and how we should feel about it.
It may sound melodramatic and maybe it is, but I see the increased dependence on algorithmically-driven entertainment as a symptom of that larger problem: uber-convenience that separates us from our critical thinking.
We're learning to abandon reason for small decisions, and wouldn't you know it, now it's easier to ignore reasons for the larger ones.
I'm not here to tell you what to think. I was raised in a "mind-your-own-damn-business" household and that's where my head is at. But I do want to implore all of us to think critically about how streaming media, autoplay, and the algorithm are impacting us."
I'm super proud to be a backer of her Patreon and I cannot thank her enough for this incredible video... which comes at the perfect time, as I was already planning to set up #Jellyfin next week.
If you can, join me in supporting Veronica's work here: patreon.com/VeronicaExplains
#DigitalLiteracy #BigTech #SelfHosting #independence #resist #MediaLiteracy
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✨ new on #TheFutureIsFederated 🚀
"My Fediverse Starter Guide" for newbies, based on my video and articles about Fediverse software and culture.
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A starter guide for the Fediverse: what it is, how to join and its cultureElena Rossini
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That's actually pretty cool! I'll check those blogs. Thanks for the pointer.
After reading your post, I got very interested in Friendica due to its many features. But you have brought a good point that I should take long-term stability into account.
Tiziano
in reply to Elena Rossini on GoToSocial ⁂ • • •Watched it yesterday already. Big fan. And oh is she right. 🙏
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in reply to Tiziano • • •this is probably my favorite video of Veronica's - even if it's not technically a tutorial. I have already learned so much from her. She speaks so eloquently about the erosion of critical thinking brought forward by algorithmic media.
I was already super motivated to set up Jellyfin... now I'm checking out websites about garage sales in my area, so I can enlarge my music and DVD collection 😊
@vkc
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and what do i give tomorrow at @haufegroup ?
a "digital literacy course" ;)
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in reply to ralf warümme tauscher • • •@elena @vkc
also part of it this wonderful old childrens movie explaining how the www works ;)
wdrmaus.de/filme/sachgeschicht…
a pitty, there is no english version. but you should have seen those people with helmets running around to visit the DNS guy ;)
Die Seite mit der Maus - Internet
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in reply to Veronica Explains • • •thank you Veronica! 💛 Your video was really outstanding - you spoke so eloquently about this important issue. I’m basically sending it to everyone I know.
And thank you for the kind offer about Jellyfin. I have already installed it via #YunoHost (which makes self-hosting so easy for us non devs). Now it’s just a matter of adding media to my library (I was away for 2 weeks because of French school holidays, so I’m excited to set it up today).
Thank you for all you do and keep up the incredible work! ✨💫
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I use "streaming" to listen to our local, all-music, public radio station. No algorithm, just a playlist curated by knowledgeable, local people and presented by knowledgeable and engaging, live local people. I stream for convenience since my FM radios don't do Bluetooth earbuds.
WRCJ 90.9 FM/HD1 Detroit
14 hours of classical music during the day, 10 hours of jazz at night
Well worth donating to.
wrcj909fm.org
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in reply to Christopher • • •yes consuming « physical » media is amazing. I love the intentionality of it, like Veronica so eloquently says.
I’d love to get into vynils but we don’t have the space in our small city apartment (already overflowing with LEGO)… my father in law has a record player… so maybe there (we go visit every week)