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commit d6d82fd588e10255dbb4e3b256a4ddf036aafc63
parent 186f2694c16ff91540a1e249875084054735c35d
Author: kattrali <kattrali@web>
Date:   Tue, 28 May 2024 13:45:44 +0200

add concluding monoculture action

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Mgetting_started2.mdwn | 17++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/getting_started2.mdwn b/getting_started2.mdwn @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Each of these can mix and match, and are also examples from the following categories of action. -Participation +Participating ------------- Join discussions in your institution, union, building, company, or town council, @@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ voice their opinion, especially when the development of these projects is done in a relatively open way. For instance, issue trackers can be important activation sites to voice struggles beyond reporting technical faults. -Experimentation ---------------- +Experimenting +------------- Investigate the places in your life or work involving computer use. How much energy does it use, including accessed network resources? Can it be reduced, @@ -113,6 +113,17 @@ not need to be only about the projects you are involved with directly, maybe it is about helping others writing a manual, a cookbook, a sampler, something relatable and accessible. +Breaking the monoculture +------------------------ + +Like any other community of practice that emerged from contemporary computer +tech circles, permacomputing suffers from very poor cultural diversity. How can +we make this space more accessible and inclusive? Like, really, and not just +empty words. How can the privileges that some of us have to be able to dedicate +time on such topics can be generative of activities that can contribute to +breaking the tech monoculture and how can the permacomputing space, including +this wiki, can become a platform for less privileged groups to be represented +*and* supported? ----