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Nathan Schneider
@ntnsndr.in
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Teaching and writing media studies at CU Boulder. Helping to build a cooperative fediverse with Social.coop. Fan of democratic experiences and divine mysteries. Co-leading metagov.org, start.coop, wagingnonviolence.org.
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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 2d
At this week's Metagov Seminar, join me to celebrate my colleague Lori Emerson's gorgeous new book, Other Networks, a sourcebook of stories and designs for networks that are not the internet: https://luma.com/4kfjgd6a
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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 2d
Today is the tenth anniversary of the death of Grace Lee Boggs, one of the great guides of my life. In her spirit, let us always keep asking ourselves, "What time is it on the clock of the world?"

If you're in Detroit, consider going to this.
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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 3d
Wow!
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Jonathan Bellack @bellack.com · 3d
Governable Spaces by @ntnsndr.in is outstanding and influential. If you read one thing, this is the one. 1/4
Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life – Writings and rehearsals by Nathan Schneider
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P. Dominikus Kraschl OFM @dominikuskraschl.bsky.social · 4d
Many Blessings on the Feast of St. Francis!
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jacky. @jacky.wtf · 4d
I find some guidance in @ntnsndr.in's works, namely www.ucpress.edu/books/govern... (which looks back to see how we can go forward)
Governable Spaces by Nathan Schneider - Paper
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
www.ucpress.edu
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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 4d
Coming this month! The Co-op Cincy Symposium, which has been the leading edge of connecting co-ops and unions. coopcincy.org/events/2025/...
Union Co-op Symposium — Co-op Cincy
🌍 Celebrate the Year of the Cooperative at the 7th Union Co-op Symposium! October 17–18, 2025 | Cincinnati, Ohio From Breakdown to Breakthrough: Building a Stronger Community In a time when so many systems are failing us, cooperatives are showing the world what’s possible. That’s why
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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 5d
bahahaha—I'd love to see the driver in the AUR that can run those things wirelessly from the desktop there
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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 7d
Today, a last-minute pilgrimage in Bremen to the resting place of Ivan Illich, my guide for so many years. In a cemetery full of stone markers and manicured flowers, his is a simple wood cross in a patch of vernacular herbs.

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𝕮 @chrisshank.com · Apr 10
"Implicit Feudalism: Why Online Communities Still Haven’t Caught Up with My Mother’s Garden Club" by Nathan Schneider (2021)

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Implicit Feudalism: Why Online Communities Still Haven’t Caught Up with My Mother’s Garden Club
Alongside whatever else mothers and sons talk about, I have begun receiving regular updates on the governance of my mother’s neighborhood garden club. They make
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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 7d
Fixed, thank you!
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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 10d
Can we repurpose the word "sloppy" for when people misuse AI in ways when they should have been thinking for themselves?
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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 10d
I'm really looking forward to hosting this @metagov.bsky.social seminar on the governance of bees, fireflies, and plants with my colleage @oritpeleg.bsky.social: luma.com/pzbp4zq1
Seminar: Governance Among Plants & Insects with Dr. Orit Peleg · Zoom · Luma
Dr. Orit Peleg seeks to understand the behavior of disordered living systems by merging tools from physics, biology, engineering, and computer science. At the…
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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 11d
I keep thinking about this cade say on AI and nuclear reactions. zenodo.org/records/1718...
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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 12d
After experiencing a wonderful panel on my Exit to Community concept, I learned that the Trump administration is targeting the foundation that initially funded that work.
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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 12d
Wow, this is insanely exciting, via @atproto.com: A new 2SLGBTQIA+ Bluesky platform, @transrights.northsky.social, structured as a worker co-op! atprotocol.dev/the-first-in... Now we only need a million more of these:)
The First Indiesky Grant: Northsky
Announcing the first IndieSky grant. We're supporting NorthSky's PDS migration tools, including educational resources to teach everyone about the network.
atprotocol.dev
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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 12d
Elders need to act like elders
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12d
OBAMA: It's fair to say that 80% of the world's problems involve old men hanging on who are afraid of death and insignificance, and they won't let go. They build pyramids, and they put their names on everything. They get very anxious about it.
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kavita s kulkarni @kkulkarni.bsky.social · 16d
My dept at Fordham is hiring a TT Assistant Prof of Media Policy and Platform Governance.

"We are especially interested in someone whose research and teaching speaks to policy or legal implications of internet-based platforms and AI systems..."

Please share widely: apply.interfolio.com/174378
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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 14d
Yet another day of seeing people trying to do the right thing run aground on a system that has no place for them to land.
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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 16d
Yep! democracypolicy.network/the-agenda/p...
Democracy Policy Network
Together, we can build the foundation for a deeper democracy.
democracypolicy.network
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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 16d
What better alternatives are there to waiting for the perfect charismatic leader?
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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 16d
How did "columnist" become a lifetime appointment? Seems like prominent roles in public discourse should be subject to more frequent rotation.
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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 17d
I just spent the morning as an observer at the first @bouldercolorado.bsky.social community assembly. It is a work in progress, and I am so proud of my town. At a time when democracy is falling apart, there is hope when we come together for real problem solving. bouldercolorado.gov/community-as...
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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 18d
Poster with glasses and sweater and blue sky above, in front of the university library
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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 19d
If you have an extra $10 a month to spare, here's a list of worker-owned cooperative news sites you might want to support:

• 404 Media
• Defector
• The Flytrap
• Flaming Hydra
• The Appeal
• Aftermath
• Racket
• Hell Gate
• The 51st
• The Colorado Sun
• Range Media
• Discourse Blog
• Pop Heist
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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 18d
It has been the honor of my work life to serve the people of Colorado as a professor at CU Boulder, and to have my colleagues' support—today, with a medal recognizing tenure. I'm wearing a sweater from my grandfather, an earlier Prof. Schneider.
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