“As librarians, we’re not here to judge, we’re here to help.”

#libraries, #care, #humanity, #HelpEachOther, #GoodNews, #ToughTopics

I am so glad patents were a later invention of Humanity.

Had the person who 'invented' fire patented it with our current intellectual property laws and convoluted ways of preserving the rights forever, we would have never left the stone age.

#OpenSource has always been the way of advancing our quality of life.

Our ability to collaborate is our superpower.

(Picture by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash)

#patent #patents #humanity

And tackle external challenges. Like the erosion of the concept of "social" by #BigTech. Or erosion of #humanity itself by the forces of #hypercapitalism. Not to speak of all the autoritarian forces that are wielding tech to dominate us.

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The #Hyperreality video is one I have much shared. It's superb in demonstrating the dystopia we wanna avoid having at all cost. The #Metaverse is a cold, lifeless, technocratic vision that has very little #humanity to it. And that is no wonder, as it has the tech giants behind it that long ago stopped seeing us as people, but merely small revenue generators. To be milked as cattle.

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Great #art project

In Leeuwarden, in the Netherlands, for a 100 days a forest of more than 1,000 trees will move through the city, every day they'll be somewhere else. This 'walking' forest will give #nature a voice and show residents how a #green city will look and feel like.

"An #arts project with a packed programme of performances and exhibitions that focus our attention on the urgent need to change our view of the relationship between #humanity and nature. "

arcadia.frl/en/projecten/bosk/

Bosk - Arcadia

Location: Leeuwarden – City centre Dates: 7 May to 14 August 2022 Bosk is more than just an impressive, mobile art installation, though.

^Arcadia