Greg Cassel
@gregsc1.bsky.social
https://inclusiveorg.net/ decent tech & cosmolocal community; consent-based self-determination; transformative justice; partnership to dissolve domination culture #opensource #p2p #panarchy #ecojustice #madhyamika #pagan #panentheism
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Greg Cassel
@gregsc1.bsky.social
· Aug 25
Reiterating that I'm an American standing against the doomed dictatorship which is developing in Washington. I would not willingly collaborate with anyone who supports that dictatorship.
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Explaining to my Canadian wife that Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursdays because Thanksgiving is the Thursday of holidays
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Explaining to my Canadian wife that Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursdays because Thanksgiving is the Thursday of holidays
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My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
I'm losing interest in discussing digital tech subjects other than linked data structures which interoperate clearly and scalably across the boundaries of diverse projects & networks. Not because other tech subjects are uninteresting, but because we desperately need stable sensemaking foundations.
November 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I'm losing interest in discussing digital tech subjects other than linked data structures which interoperate clearly and scalably across the boundaries of diverse projects & networks. Not because other tech subjects are uninteresting, but because we desperately need stable sensemaking foundations.
I'm not a pessimist, but humanity is surely doomed if we don't get serious about how we share power and creative responsibility.
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I'm not a pessimist, but humanity is surely doomed if we don't get serious about how we share power and creative responsibility.
We might be running out of time for anything to be ahead of its time.
November 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
We might be running out of time for anything to be ahead of its time.
I've completed my first major updating of Parts 1 & 2 of Foundations by streamlining & simplifying with an increased emphasis on Governance Primitives. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Foundations of Modular Organizing
Foundations of Modular Organizing an Inclusive Organizing module This work is licensed for sharing under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This is a living document. ...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I've completed my first major updating of Parts 1 & 2 of Foundations by streamlining & simplifying with an increased emphasis on Governance Primitives. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Most cultural & political ills align closely with two premises:
1. People insist that the world is much simpler than it is.
2. People disregard the relatively few and precious, although inconvenient, things which should be relatively simple and clear.
1. People insist that the world is much simpler than it is.
2. People disregard the relatively few and precious, although inconvenient, things which should be relatively simple and clear.
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Most cultural & political ills align closely with two premises:
1. People insist that the world is much simpler than it is.
2. People disregard the relatively few and precious, although inconvenient, things which should be relatively simple and clear.
1. People insist that the world is much simpler than it is.
2. People disregard the relatively few and precious, although inconvenient, things which should be relatively simple and clear.
Reposted by Greg Cassel
Joint Statement from Goodlander, Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, and Houlahan
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Joint Statement from Goodlander, Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, and Houlahan
To govern is to determine and effectively enforce rules regarding resources, events or agents.
Governance requires agency. Governance turns agency into authority. That isn't inherently good or bad, because authority can be prosocial or antisocial, healthy or toxic, etc.
Governance requires agency. Governance turns agency into authority. That isn't inherently good or bad, because authority can be prosocial or antisocial, healthy or toxic, etc.
November 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
To govern is to determine and effectively enforce rules regarding resources, events or agents.
Governance requires agency. Governance turns agency into authority. That isn't inherently good or bad, because authority can be prosocial or antisocial, healthy or toxic, etc.
Governance requires agency. Governance turns agency into authority. That isn't inherently good or bad, because authority can be prosocial or antisocial, healthy or toxic, etc.
Moral judgment, which is unnecessary (and often counterproductive) for developing social responsibility, is the typical excuse for domination culture.
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Moral judgment, which is unnecessary (and often counterproductive) for developing social responsibility, is the typical excuse for domination culture.
The most harmful idea in the world is that people deserve to suffer when they do bad things. It's a confusion of correlation which leads people away from true justice, which is restorative and transformative, into fearful and performative factionalism of victims, villains, leaders and followers.
November 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The most harmful idea in the world is that people deserve to suffer when they do bad things. It's a confusion of correlation which leads people away from true justice, which is restorative and transformative, into fearful and performative factionalism of victims, villains, leaders and followers.
When's the last time you convinced someone of anything by treating them like shit?
October 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
When's the last time you convinced someone of anything by treating them like shit?
The list is great. I'm a Tolkien fan although I wouldn't say he was critical of most bureaucracies or supposedly "benevolent tyrannies", nor would I generally expect that of 20th century thinkers. He clearly saw the Ring for what it was.
34 Ways That Tolkien Was Right . . .
A core thesis of Tolkien's Lord of the Ring series was that the centralization of power was the problem.
tadhargrave.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The list is great. I'm a Tolkien fan although I wouldn't say he was critical of most bureaucracies or supposedly "benevolent tyrannies", nor would I generally expect that of 20th century thinkers. He clearly saw the Ring for what it was.
Just as power corrupts gradually, we can gradually bring people back toward healthy relationships and partnerships . However, that requires healthy communities and networks in which people don't benefit from dominating behaviors.
October 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Just as power corrupts gradually, we can gradually bring people back toward healthy relationships and partnerships . However, that requires healthy communities and networks in which people don't benefit from dominating behaviors.
The fact that everything matters, forever, can be terrifying but also increasingly deeply inspiring.
October 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The fact that everything matters, forever, can be terrifying but also increasingly deeply inspiring.
Surrounded by late stage social media polarization. Engage rarely and strategically.
October 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Surrounded by late stage social media polarization. Engage rarely and strategically.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7Js...
My #1 video recommendation! Mr. Kemp's book "Goliath's Curse" is probably worthwhile too.
In the interview, Kemp describes the repeating curse of domination hierarchies and failing states, but has the hopefulness of a patient with a clearly treatable disease.
My #1 video recommendation! Mr. Kemp's book "Goliath's Curse" is probably worthwhile too.
In the interview, Kemp describes the repeating curse of domination hierarchies and failing states, but has the hopefulness of a patient with a clearly treatable disease.
Why Civilizations Fall and What We Can Learn From It with Luke Kemp | TGS 194
YouTube video by Nate Hagens
www.youtube.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7Js...
My #1 video recommendation! Mr. Kemp's book "Goliath's Curse" is probably worthwhile too.
In the interview, Kemp describes the repeating curse of domination hierarchies and failing states, but has the hopefulness of a patient with a clearly treatable disease.
My #1 video recommendation! Mr. Kemp's book "Goliath's Curse" is probably worthwhile too.
In the interview, Kemp describes the repeating curse of domination hierarchies and failing states, but has the hopefulness of a patient with a clearly treatable disease.
Humanity's greatest challenge has always been how to share power. We learned many prosocial ways to do that at small scales (family & tribe) millennia ago, but almost none of the ways to do it at massive scales. Instead we submitted to doomed domination hierarchies. It's not too late to change that.
October 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Humanity's greatest challenge has always been how to share power. We learned many prosocial ways to do that at small scales (family & tribe) millennia ago, but almost none of the ways to do it at massive scales. Instead we submitted to doomed domination hierarchies. It's not too late to change that.
One of the most terrible side effects of coercive (such as majoritarian) voting systems is that they inculcate a fixation on voting "outcomes" instead of helping us to see all decisions as provisional.
October 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
One of the most terrible side effects of coercive (such as majoritarian) voting systems is that they inculcate a fixation on voting "outcomes" instead of helping us to see all decisions as provisional.
"The great lie is that it is civilization. It's not civilized. It has been, literally, the most bloodthirsty, brutalizing system ever imposed upon this planet. That is not civilization. That's the great lie—is that it represents civilization." - John Trudell
October 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"The great lie is that it is civilization. It's not civilized. It has been, literally, the most bloodthirsty, brutalizing system ever imposed upon this planet. That is not civilization. That's the great lie—is that it represents civilization." - John Trudell
The Creative Spiral is manifesting more clearly as a "4d" tri-torus of inclusive doing, discussing, designing and deciding. This replaces previous visual representations of Inclusive Action Framework.
October 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The Creative Spiral is manifesting more clearly as a "4d" tri-torus of inclusive doing, discussing, designing and deciding. This replaces previous visual representations of Inclusive Action Framework.
I'm always inspired by vibrant indigenous life entwined with natural cycles and seasons. Some indigenous societies did explore the dark road of domination hierarchies, but fell far short of developing the runaway colonial forces which have ensnared us all. We can look back to reimagine our futures.
October 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I'm always inspired by vibrant indigenous life entwined with natural cycles and seasons. Some indigenous societies did explore the dark road of domination hierarchies, but fell far short of developing the runaway colonial forces which have ensnared us all. We can look back to reimagine our futures.
"Power corrupts" is mostly true, but oversimplified. It's more accurate to say that *power over* corrupts. The true problem is when a person or group holds power over anything far from their center, or which affects others more than themselves. That's it. It's not complicated, but slightly subtle.
October 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"Power corrupts" is mostly true, but oversimplified. It's more accurate to say that *power over* corrupts. The true problem is when a person or group holds power over anything far from their center, or which affects others more than themselves. That's it. It's not complicated, but slightly subtle.
We can use this vast upwelling of ugly American behavior as a force for revelation and transformation without othering and vilification.
October 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
We can use this vast upwelling of ugly American behavior as a force for revelation and transformation without othering and vilification.
I imagine that if I received the Medal of Honor for any honorable deed, I'd work hard to get the Wounded Knee Massacre medals revoked.
October 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I imagine that if I received the Medal of Honor for any honorable deed, I'd work hard to get the Wounded Knee Massacre medals revoked.