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Alberto Cottica

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Post-growth economist, citizen, runner. Network science, complex systems, digital anthropology, collective intelligence. Co-founder of Edgeryders, currently […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.green/@alberto_cottica, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 20h

@everton137 indeed. This whole thread started with Georgescu-Roegen, father of econophysics, lamenting the same thing in 1975. @pait

Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 20h

@pait that is a commonly held belief, but alas an incorrect one. "The comparison presented here also emphasizes that the LtG did not predict collapse of the global system by 2000, contrary to pervasive but incorrect claims. In fact, all LtG scenarios show the global economic system growing at […]

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 23h

@stefanlindbohm Stefan, thanks so much for this entire thread. Your argument is very convincing. And indeed it is clear that there is no profit in providing good rail service when you are a de facto monopolist and get away with a shitty one. This is not a technical problem. I am in ERPU because […]

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Quixoticgeek @quixoticgeek.v.st.ap.brid.gy · 23h

Let's do the standard flow chart for these sorts of questions. - should agentic AI be used? - No. Next.

Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 24/10/2026

For @jon and the #CrossBorderRail crowd: has someone tried this? conductorsam.com/train-ai-assistant #agentic

conductorsam.com

AI for European Train Travel | Ask Sam Anything | Conductor Sam

Ask Sam about European train routes, reservations, rail passes, night trains, and scenic journeys.

Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 24/10/2026

@jon help me out here. Are you or EPRU aware of successful applications of agentic AI to plan and purchase #crossBorderRail trips? Seems the perfect application for a machine. It is time consuming and annoying.

Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 24/10/2026

Il est bien temps d'en finir avec les violences des flics en Belgique. www.lesoir.be/778587/article/2026-1…

Ilyes, tabassé le 9 octobre à Bruxelles : « Vous respectez votre pays et, en retour, vous recevez des coups de matraque »

Ilyes, Bruxellois de 18 ans, a été passé à tabac par des policiers un jour de manifestation nationale. Il porte plainte contre la zone Bruxelles-Capitale-Ixelles et livre un récit détaillé d’un moment de bascule qui ébranlera durablement sa confiance envers l’institution et son pays.

Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 24/10/2026

@pait "The analysis shows that 30 years of historical data compare favorably with key features of a business-as-usual scenario called the “standard run” scenario, which results in collapse of the global system midway through the 21st century." Pretty good fit […] [Original post on mastodon.green]

Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 23/10/2026

"Economists, however, insist that 'resources are properly measured in economic, not physical,terms'. The advicereflectsone of the mostenduring myths of the profession (shared also by others). It is the myth that the price mechanism can offset any shortages, whether of land, energy or material." […]

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 23/10/2026

Doing #CrossBorderRail again, storm Austern or not. Brussels-Paris-Zurich-Milan-Reggio Emilia AV. Now arriving in Zurich: both trains so far were a bit late, but fortunately I planned with very comfortable connection times.

Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 23/10/2026

"A highlight was a ticketing challenge hosted by cros-border rail connectivity campaigner Jon Worth’s recently founded European Rail Passengers Union, which saw four teams compete to calculate optimal fare options and itineraries for complex rail journeys within the EU, highlighting the work […]

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026

R.I.P. Annibale D'Elia Ci siamo conosciuti oltre trent'anni fa, entrambi musicisti punk folk che suonavano nello stesso festival. Siamo rimasti amici in tutti questi anni in cui ci siamo occupati di politiche pubbliche, a volte collaborando strettamente, a volte a distanza, ma comunque amici e […]

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026

R.I.P. Annibale D'Elia Ci siamo conosciuti oltre trent'anni fa, entrambi musicisti punk folk che suonavano nello stesso festival. Siamo rimasti amici in tutti questi anni in cui ci siamo occupati di politiche pubbliche, a volte collaborando strettamente, a volte a distanza, ma comunque amici e […]

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026

Trolling level: expert. #AI newsie.social/@estherschindler/1174…

Esther Schindler (@estherschindler@newsie.social)

Men are so confident they understand artificial intelligence that a study finds more than half of them claim to recognize every name on a list of AI experts, in which all the names were made up. https://gizmodo.com/men-are-shaping-the-future-of-ai-that-doesnt-mean-they-know-what-theyre-talking-about-2000825911

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

Looking for speakers! A global group of universities and research centres, coordinated by Fondazione Comunità Messina and our own Sci-Fi Economics Lab, are organizing four global webinars as a way to keep our collective fingers on the pulse of the great transformations we are living through […]

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

Looking for speakers! A global group of universities and research centres, coordinated by Fondazione Comunità Messina and our own Sci-Fi Economics Lab, are organizing four global webinars as a way to keep our collective fingers on the pulse of the great transformations we are living through […]

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

Interested in #cohousing? My group is organizing a "build your own cohousing" event, including a speed dating activity for people who dream of starting a group. In Brussels, on November 18th. Info and registration: staging.thereef.brussels/latest-news

staging.thereef.brussels

Latest news – The Reef

Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

@gcsolaroli for now there is pre-registration. Link from this page, near the bottom: scifieconomicslab.net/one-planet-on…

scifieconomicslab.net

One Planet, One Humanity – Science Fiction Economics Lab

Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

For each webinar, author Yudhanjaya Wijeratne brings in relevant speculative thinking from science fiction. We are interested in learning from practical experiences of dealing with the great transformations of our time. If you have such an experience and would be willing to share it, please […]

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

3. Political metamorphosis – Main speaker: the late Edgar Morin (he recorded his lecture before his passing). 11 December 2026, 15.00 Central European Time. 4. A new economy – Main speakers: Olivier De Schutter, NEEP, former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights […]

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

1. Climate change – Main speaker: Filippo Giorgi, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 19 November 2026, 15.00 Central European Time. 2. Demographic trends – Main speaker: Massimo Livi Bacci, International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. 26 November 2026, 15.00 Central […]

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

Looking for #fediadvice on keys, locks and building security. Here's the problem: our #cohousing is going to have spaces with various degrees of security: level 1 is the multi-purpose room, where we will hold public events. Level 2 is the garden and common spaces (laundry room, workshop, garden […]

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Sebastiaan Ammerlaan 🇳🇱 @bammerlaan.mastodon.nl.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

"Social media algorithms amplify right-wing content against young users’ preference" www.bi.team/press-releases/social-m… I finally re-found this study I read a few months ago, that deserves a lot more […]

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Con un'intervista a @rysiek ! flipboard.com/@agenzia_italia/ester…

Bombe ucraine sui data center Yandex non fermano i troll russi | Flipboard

agi.it - Per il 'Guardian' si è registrato solo 'un calo dell'attività dei web crawler di Yandex, strumenti utilizzati dai motori di ricerca per indicizzare i …

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Bill @sempf.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Pleased to see a couple of New Keynesians get the nod for the economics prize. We certainly do need to track down some of these microeconomic indicators for macroeconomic trends. That is definitely something that has to happen here in this environment. #economics

Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

Reconnaissee-vous la phrase célèbre ? #climatemarch #brussels #ClimateCrisis

Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

At the #CLIMATEMARCH26 in Brussels with my #cohousing group ❤️ #brussels #ClimateCrisis

A young woman holding a sign: "Cohousing - living together for a cooler future".

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

As was foretold, once you abandon GDP as a measure of economic success, the key premise of the Draghi report falls apart. On wellbeing, the EU is not losing ground to the US, on the contrary. The EU is also outperforming the US on distribution and environmental performance. #economics #draghi […]

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

As was foretold, once you abandon GDP as a measure of economic success, the key premise of the Draghi report falls apart. On wellbeing, the EU is not losing ground to the US, on the contrary. The EU is also outperforming the US on distribution and environmental performance. #economics #draghi […]

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

The end of work as a path to prosperity: in France, 8.5% of workers live in poverty. Travailler ne suffit plus : comment la France est entrée dans un long hiver salarial - […]

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

The end of work as a path to prosperity: in France, 8.5% of workers live in poverty. Travailler ne suffit plus : comment la France est entrée dans un long hiver salarial - […]

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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Whoa. Retired head of the German BND (the country's lead intelligence agency) arrested for allegedly selling classified information to an unspecified foreign government. It appears have been quite the enterprise, involving his purchasing documents from a former underling. Apparently he was […]

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AFA Nederland @afa.todon.nl.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

(from My Voice, My Choice) "TODDLERS ARE APPEARING BEFORE IMMIGRATION JUDGES. WITHOUT LAWYERS. In the United States, migrant children as young as 2 are being brought before immigration courts that can determine whether they are deported. Many have no attorney. A […] [Original post on todon.nl]

Picture of a toddler taken to a court, with the text:

'TODDLERS ARE APPEARING BEFORE IMMIGRATION JUDGES. WITHOUT LAWYERS.'

Picture of a child sitting in court, with the text:

'In the United States, migrant children as young as 2 are being brought before immigration courts that can determine whether they are deported. Many have no attorney.'

A picture of a toddler sitting in court, with an adult on the right. The text:

'A normal day in a Texas courtroom: 25 migrant children wait for a judge — a б-year-old plays airplane, a 3- year-old plays with the mic.

Among the first to appear before the judge was a 13-year-old Honduran boy named Angel. He didn't have an attorney.'

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'Three years old. Migrant And expected to defend his right to safety in court.

RACISM IS AMERICA'S OLDEST TRADITION.'

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CelloMom On Cars @cellomomoncars.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

RE: hachyderm.io/@celesteh/117370680295… On horses, cars, bicycles, and women

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Daniel Lakeland @dlakelan.mastodon.sdf.org.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Fediverse, the social media system for 40+ year old people who built the world wide web and regret it.

Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Our passiflora has taken over the metal beam over our courtyard. Probably there was some kind of factory here once upon a time? Anyway, she's #solarpunk AF. #Brussels

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

"Leaving things alone is an underrated engineering skill. There is a point in your career where you begin to understand that a surprising amount of good work comes from refusing to touch things that are already doing their job." graybeard.ing/software-drives-peopl… H/t @baldur

Software Drives People Insane

I have a little pet theory that software drives people insane. Not in the "wash your hands every thirty minutes like Howard Hughes" kind of way, but more ...

Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

"Leaving things alone is an underrated engineering skill. There is a point in your career where you begin to understand that a surprising amount of good work comes from refusing to touch things that are already doing their job." graybeard.ing/software-drives-peopl… H/t @baldur

Software Drives People Insane

I have a little pet theory that software drives people insane. Not in the "wash your hands every thirty minutes like Howard Hughes" kind of way, but more ...

Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Check this out: an affiliate fellow of the Post Growth Institute won the Democratic nomination for Governor of Vermont on a platform of free health care, funded with tax hikes on high incomes and second homes. "Amanda Janoo, a political outsider whose progressive platform captured the […]

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Erik Uden 🚩 @erikuden.mastodon.de.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026

The current CEO of Identity Digital (_formerly Donuts Inc_) named Akram Atallah, used to be the president of ICANN, the folx that “own” and “run” the internet. Under his leadership, ICANN introduced the new generic Top Level Domain program, or new gTLD, giving the creation of a new domain […]

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

This is very interesting: preliminary estimates of the costs of the 2026 heat waves in #Belgium are at or above 1% of GDP. One estimate says it will offset the entire predicted economic growth for 2026. So, the powers that be refuse to take #climateAction because it would jeopardize "growth" […]

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

This is very interesting: preliminary estimates of the costs of the 2026 heat waves in #Belgium are at or above 1% of GDP. One estimate says it will offset the entire predicted economic growth for 2026. So, the powers that be refuse to take #climateAction because it would jeopardize "growth" […]

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

A new study from U Gent presented to the Belgian Parliament: a tax on millionaire wealth in #Belgium would yield, depending on specifics about rates and revenue base, 4 to 12 billion EUR per year. Millionaire migration would have "only a limited effect". The general public overwhelmingly […]

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

I just applied for membership with @erpu . Way to go, @jon and everyone else! #crossBorderRail

Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

@lowtech oh, The Reef is predicted to cost 8 years from launch to moving in. We are almost 5 years in now, working towards a building permit. If all goes well, the actual construction site will open a year from now.

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Fight Fascism #VOTE @yogiomm.toad.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished www.lemonde.fr/en/international/art…

Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

2/2 www.lesoir.be/772285/article/2026-0… (French, possibly paywalled)

Un été 2026 meurtrier : « Le Soir » lance le grand débriefing

Maisons de repos, gestionnaires de l’eau, des réseaux électriques, des transports en commun, acteurs de l’économie... Comment leurs plans, s’il y en avait, ont-ils tenu face à l’été dévastateur de 2026 ? « Le Soir » a mené l’enquête. Premier épisode ce mardi avec les hôpitaux.

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

RE: dair-community.social/@emilymbender… This is so true. As a researcher, I learned that there are tasks in research that are normally treated as compliance an looked down upon. Yet, if you take them seriously and perform them with integrity, you stand to gain a lot […]

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

@lowtech gladly. And to the complete the tour, this is the other massive project looming in my life since 2022: thereef.brussels

thereef.brussels

The Reef – A Cohousing in Brussels / Jette