i actually tried starting a personal web community
like irl, at my local library.
it was pretty sad. the first session we had 20+ attendees, all of whom did not follow through with crafting their website after they were done with the workshop
the second session had 4 people.
they all thought it was going to be a wix/squarespace type of workshop.
i gave up
lmao! i was thinking, my weekends are so precious, but if i have to create a lesson plan that's only 2 hours long, and cram a whole tutorial in there that people can take home, it's kinda futile and a waste of my time since it's going to be too fast, and too many people are going to be lost.
i still want to create my own hackerspace kind of community though.
i understand that there's already other hackerspace groups
in singapore we have div0 for example.
but it doesn't seem to be what i want in a community
i want something someone can drop in, and hang out and experiment/try different things together.
i want something that prioritizes decentralization of resources, knowledge, and skills.
i want something that promotes ownership of each individual's content, and properties.
so a hackerspace that does the following:
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encourages the development of personal web. reduce the dependency of x/meta/other social media platforms
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that has an overarching mission (long term) while also having a week by week (or month/quarter) mission (short term). this can be like a plot A and plot B of a tv show, and keeps people invested in both the short and long term
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that has its own physical or digital space. so members can just pop by to check out what's being done, or just ask questions
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that has members of varying fields of expertise. like someone may be into cybersec, another into AI/ML, another into game modding, another into hardware repairs/modding
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that has equipment and some resources free for members to just utilize. like printers/3d printers, server space, spare junk pc/laptop/consoles to tinker with, spare electronic junk for hacking something together (like making an ebike out of a child's mtb)
assets to start off
obviously, it takes resources. i have the digital resources, a space on forum.bladerunners.net and can set up an IRC if i wish to, though this bladerunners community space is generally dead as well right now lol.
but i'll also require physical resources, mainly, physical space, and stuff like a 3d printer, workshop materials etc.
i will need founding members
founding members are great assets to push the community as they'll create content as well, and promote the space
i'd also say, a mission/vision is an asset. like i mentioned above, having a long term mission keeps people invested.
not only invested, it can be something they identify with and is proud of.
marketing materials.
having all of the above is great and all, but how will people know where we are? of course we'll have to market our little group
we may need art, funds, and other things
i will give this a bit more of a think
maybe coming up with possible assets first, and networking, maybe finding people whom i truly resonate with is the way forward.
i think this will be my next project after my school matters
maybe it can be a small group of really interested people, like Steins;Gate's Future Gadget Laboratory.
maybe we might invent time travel
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chxshire22