I am working to break my Pavlovian response to the notification bell. I seek online communications grounded in mutual respect. Small ways that I try to show respect for others' time and attention are to use hashtags meaningfully and minimally; to offer image descriptions; and to provide additional info alongside outgoing links.
An introductory post full of many things I'd now omit or write differently and some things I fully embrace like,
Signing up to share content on a non-Fediverse site is the beginning of an abusive relationship filled with nonstop, complex harassment. By making a homestead in the Fediverse I'm not only showing respect to my visitors, I'm healing myself.
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Their exhausting assault is a significant factor in alienation. We interact at all times with entities that have no feelings, no respect for us or anything but profit. Surely I’m not the only human alive who feels nothing but contempt for dozens of corporations every day.
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Capitalism isn’t just economics. It’s a mindset. No matter how much we meme that what matters is what’s inside, love, feelings, God, the sunset, or whatever, the truth is that most of us have fully absorbed the belief that if it’s not worth money it’s worthless.
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I dislike broken links. I struggle with organization. I like complexity. This post begins the prehistory of my current catch-all fediblog. I will re-upload posts from two other fediverse blog spaces that I now wish were here.
Hi! 🤝 I'm Rob, an artist and humanist. The generosity of others enables me to produce work that serves values other than market forces. A variety of Payment Methods listed below include options for one-time & recurring donations. Please accept my heartfelt thanks for your encouragement!
Over 30 years ago I began a practice of abstract expressionism for mental healing. The art I create is deeply personal. It feels amazing when another human being finds connection in what I do. You may browse my work on Pixelfed, the fediverse's ad-free photo sharing platform:
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