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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · 26d

End #SFTechWeek on a high note at The Tech We Want After Party with innovators, dreamers, and changemakers.

💿 DJ keeping the dance floor alive
🥂 3 bars and late-night bites
🎤 Karaoke for late-night anthems
🔥 A vibe that’s equal parts future-forward & unforgettable

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You’ve had the SF Tech Week panels, the pitches, the power talks. Now it’s time to let loose. ✨ Join us for The Tech We Want After Party: a night of music, dancing, and community with a crowd of inn...

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · 26d

End #SFTechWeek on a high note at The Tech We Want After Party with innovators, dreamers, and changemakers.

💿 DJ keeping the dance floor alive
🥂 3 bars and late-night bites
🎤 Karaoke for late-night anthems
🔥 A vibe that’s equal parts future-forward & unforgettable

partiful.com/e/z5pcSkijOh...

RSVP to The Tech We Want After Party | Partiful

You’ve had the SF Tech Week panels, the pitches, the power talks. Now it’s time to let loose. ✨ Join us for The Tech We Want After Party: a night of music, dancing, and community with a crowd of inn...

partiful.com

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · 26d

ICYMI we’re a handful of folks away from hitting our capacity for this event. RSVP now. Don’t miss it! #SFTechWeek

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · Oct 3

For my *responsible* innovators and technologists attending #SFTechWeek, I’m putting together something real special for you.

On Friday Oct. 10th, come to @omidyarnetwork.bsky.social’s Tech Block Party.

Register here: partiful.com/e/XVkXHuHKgT...

People smile and look at each other. Friday, Oct 10. Tech Block Party by Omidyar Network

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · Oct 3

For my *responsible* innovators and technologists attending #SFTechWeek, I’m putting together something real special for you.

On Friday Oct. 10th, come to @omidyarnetwork.bsky.social’s Tech Block Party.

Register here: partiful.com/e/XVkXHuHKgT...

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Marco Rogers @polotek.bsky.social · Jul 20

I want to reiterate my deeply held belief. One of the biggest mistakes we are making with this tech is anthropomorphizing it and treating it like it is actually "reasoning". It's not doing that. And it cannot be held accountable. It's a machine.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Jul 18

make art! if it's the end of the world, you might as well make art! if it's not the end of the world, then the future will be better because people made art right now!

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · Jul 4

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Marco Rogers @polotek.bsky.social · Jun 30

A lot of people think the world can be made better by identifying the bad people and making them suffer in exactly the ways that we suffer. I understand that urge. It may bring some kind of catharsis. But we all need to understand that it doesn't actually *solve* anything.

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Karla Monterroso @karlaliliana.bsky.social · Jun 16

Hey y’all, I’ve been thinking about how fast things changed for all Latiné people in LA. And what I’ve personally done to protect myself and my family. I thought it might be helpful for some of you so thought I’d share. 🧵

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · Jun 6

Black and white photo of a post it that reads: “Bring People Together” with hearts drawn around it.

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Marco Rogers @polotek.bsky.social · Jun 4

Whew. Shit.

Chad Geidel @lemadchef.bsky.social · Jun 4

My email signature has been this quote from Dune for quite some time:

"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them." - Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · Jun 6

Day 1 of Summer Break: tiny kitchen fire

Now that we’ve got that out of the way, I can’t wait to see what lies ahead for the rest of the days 😅🫠

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · May 26

So, as I said, I’ve thinking about how we design markets and experiment with something different.

My hope is for new markets ruled by a different set of values which *minimize harm and maximize collective good.*

I believe this is what we want to exist after capitalism.

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · May 26

So I’ve been thinking a lot about markets lately, hoping to experiment with something within a closed system.

Something designed with care and intention, based on lessons learned in community for the last two decades, and rooted in *mutualism.*

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · Apr 6

The mutualistic sector is the space where labor organizations, mutual aid societies, and coops have operated for decades.

Its support has been hollowed out over the past several decades, and it's time to reinvest here.

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · May 31

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · May 31

😅 It hurts so bad everywhere in the beginning but bodies are insanely adaptable.

Over time, the hurt comes to be a signal that you’re making progress.

True story: I fucking hate working out. But my body rewards me for it greatly 🔥

Now it feels weird when I go too long without exercise.

malcoholic @lepetitereboot.bsky.social · May 29

it's my time to assert I don't understand exercise.

It hurts.

And then the next day, you still hurt. Why would I do that again?

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Karla Monterroso @karlaliliana.bsky.social · May 30

When folks think of organizations with a democratic ethos, they often picture an organization run through consensus. In reality, the experience of democracy in an organization has three qualities:

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · May 30

I’ll also add that I don’t think hierarchical power structures are inherently oppressive.

However, I DO think that the primary responsibility of folks at the top *to be in service to those at lower levels.*

It’s not only about structures and systems. What the people actually do really matters.

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · May 30

Because the reality is that power = responsibility, and being a good steward of that power is often a lot of work that most folks don’t want.

But folks DO want a voice that is heard by leadership, the ability + safety to advocate for themselves, and confidence that someone’s addressing big issues.

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · May 30

FWIW, I’ve found that many groups favor fewer official decision makers when they are altruistic leaders.

What people seem to want more than prime decision making rights is the ability to stop or slow the process when they have major objections to the course of action.

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · May 30

Decision making can look a *lot* of ways. It really depends on the situation and the purpose or goals of the group.

And there will always be trade-offs between fairness, complexity, and speed.

Highly suggest folks check out the toolkit by @ntnsndr.in called CommunityRule: communityrule.info

CommunityRule

A governance toolkit for great communities

communityrule.info

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · May 30

Decision making can look a *lot* of ways. It really depends on the situation and the purpose or goals of the group.

And there will always be trade-offs between fairness, complexity, and speed.

Highly suggest folks check out the toolkit by @ntnsndr.in called CommunityRule: communityrule.info

CommunityRule

A governance toolkit for great communities

communityrule.info

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · May 30

In particular, I want to remind folks that it doesn’t mean you have to default to decisions by consensus (where everyone must agree).

But you do want to find ways to make space for everyone’s concerns and relevant interests, in earnest.

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · Feb 9

Practicing and getting good at group decision-making is non-negotiable.

Remember that decision making ≠ consensus by default.

And the journey is just as important as the end result. They inform each other.

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · Dec 6

5) The process is equally (if not more) important than the product.

Any long term outcomes where humanity prevails or perishes must account for the speed at which our world changes now.

There’s no going back. Pandora’s box is open.

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · May 30

Yes! You get a personal debrief next week 😊

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · May 30

This thread is on point.

Even though :::waves arms::: ALL OF THIS is happening in areas we cannot directly control, it’s a great time for each of us to get clear on power structures in the organizations, communities, and groups we’re part of and practice democracy with intention.

Karla Monterroso @karlaliliana.bsky.social · May 30

When folks think of organizations with a democratic ethos, they often picture an organization run through consensus. In reality, the experience of democracy in an organization has three qualities:

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · Jul 15

We are at the beginning of a massive labor movement. IT IS A NEGOTIATION.

And it’s not just what the leaders of unions and corporations do, it’s also what each of us do every day — what we say, what we buy, what we pay attention to, what we show up for…

A new model for reciprocity is being born.

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Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · May 28

Every life goal should be coupled with the habits/routine/lifestyle you must adopt to make it real.

You are what you do.

Aniyia ❤️ @operaqueenie.social · Oct 24

“You don’t rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your systems.”
— James Clear

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