the permacomputer project has more followers than i do
there was a lot of activity on the profile last night
i got some scathing criticisms of the permacomputer off-fedi the day before that really affected me. i think i am far too sensitive for my own good.
the attention the permacomputer idea is getting makes me feel a little bittersweet about the hobby project--i feel good about the huge amount of support it is getting, but i wonder whether the whole project is misguided and impractical.
should it be focused on a speculative, and as yet imaginary societal collapse, or should the project instead change to instead promote ecological and sustainable computing?
i think the project needs to change focus.
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@vidak If you're asking, I'd vote for the former.
> should it be focused on a speculative, and as yet imaginary societal collapse, or should the project instead change to instead promote ecological and sustainable computing?
I personally find it hard to imagine the significance of computing in a post-collapse society where fossil fuels have run out, electricity is intermittent and natural disasters are a regular occurrence.
This also makes me more curious about the project.
@vidak I look at it like a test run / game. It’s a bit like using the zombie apocalypse to develop skills and procedures you can use elsewhere in life when it comes to infectious diseases and / or mass casualties.