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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 7h

The federal government appears to be taking no action whatsoever regarding the report, and it is being ignored by media. That leaves you, me and all of us to take responsibility for ourselves. There's no one coming to save us. Its up to us to start building these new political institutions now.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 7h

Instead, they outlined how, in order to start to deal with climate change, increasing levels of governance must be placed directly into the communities themselves; where a multi level approach needs to be taken with community integration that must go beyond mere consultation periods.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 7h

Are you concerned that the Australian government isn't doing nearly enough to prevent or prepare for climate change? You're not alone. In fact, the Australian Climate Service released a technical report on governance in 2025 which outlined how existing political institutions are not capable here.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 7h

There's no one coming to save us. The responsibility is ours. If you're interested in some ideas of where to start, check out the Perth commons wiki (WIP). Or if you're in Perth, consider joining as a member or starting your own association with our open source constitution.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 8h

Instead, the report argues that governance must be integrated directly into communities and operated in a multi level way in which it currently is not. The federal government does not appear to be taking any actions on this report. That leaves you, me and all of us to do it for ourselves.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 12h

This sort of standardisation has the potential to so great harm. It also has the potential to just self destruct these institutions. If, for example, a government legislative body just starts outputting the same things a teenager in their room can with an anthropic subscription. Wrote about it here.

substack.com

AI and the Case Against State and Corporate Standardisation.

How globalisation driven standardisation enables some of the greatest crimes in history, and how AI may be the next example.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 04/10/2026

The last time el nino was anywhere close to this, 50 million people died from famine. This el nino is much worse. Its not clear if global food systems are more secure than they were then. Possibly. Its the poorest countries that will likely have it worst. But yes, I've been growing my veggies.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 01/10/2026

I'd recommend more people read the Australian Climate Service report on governance. My own reading of the report indicates to me that they are highlighting the current governmental practices in Australia as a risk factor in climate change. They recommend more community integrated governance.

acs.gov.au

NCRA Governance and adaptation

Governance and adaptation Australians are used to a highly variable climate, but as the climate continues to change adapting to changes will become more important. Effective adaptation to protect our ...

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 01/10/2026

Though the impression given is often the opposite. Settler colonialism is defined by genocide in a way that more common forms of colonialism are not. Though it's worth noting the UN definition was designed to avoid acknowledging these forms of genocide.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 01/10/2026

2.2 million estimated indigenous people in Australia. Similar numbers are also now recognised for the native american populations in the US. Millions wiped out. Settler colonialism has historically been far more destructive than the more common forms of colonialism;...

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Indigenous Australian population was much larger than previously thought and decimated after First Fleet's arrival

Australia had a much larger Indigenous population before the arrival of Europeans than previously thought, according to new research. The research also demonstrates much larger population losses resul...

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 01/10/2026

Upgrading the reticulum based lora node on my roof soon. A true community controlled digital public square. Find us on the mesh at Perth Commons: fce76d115ca61c48b5636c21699d4b29:/page/index.mu Perth Digital Community Square: 54cc796fbe20526b6bb176cd45dad8ac:/page/index.mu

The components of an unbuilt reticulum transport node with lora interface. Raspberry pi 3b with PoE. Heltec v4 rndoe firmware.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 30/09/2026

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I know of no empirical published research about the coming AI doom. There's just no equivalence to the thousands of published empirical research around climate change. Very weird statement for that person to make.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 30/09/2026

For me, one of the more disturbing aspects of our society is how much we tolerate and accept the mass psychological manipulation of our children by large corporate interests. This often comes in the form of regular advertising targeted at children, or these sorts of outreach programs.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 30/09/2026

That's cool. I'd love to hear more about how that got started. But you're right, housing regulations, despite whatever good intentions behind them, can create problems here. I think at least adobe houses are legal in most of Australia?

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 30/09/2026

I always come back to housing cooperatives or community land trust type systems as a meaningful way to solve this. But they require extremely large initial capital investments to get going. So I end up at a loss of what to do. But a lesser approach can be community wealth distribution systemsm.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 29/09/2026

I've more often seen Albanese talk about the "rules based order" than "international law". A common occurrence for many in that professional environment. "Rules based order" of course being a euphemism for US hegemony. Something quite distinct from international law. Which term does he use here?

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 29/09/2026

I've seen little commentary on how global government intervention on age verification has created a new market of digital id facilitators, nor the dangers posed by government mandated digital ID being handled by private market forces.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 29/09/2026

I get the sense that the problem goes deeper than that. The legal definition of genocide is itself watered down relative to its original meaning that included forms of destruction of indigenous cultures. It seems law here places too much weight on intent, and not enough on predictable outcomes.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 29/09/2026

Documenting the animals in see as I rewild my garden in Perth, Australia.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 29/09/2026

Thanks. Interesting article.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 28/09/2026

I was thinking of replanting all of this first batch. But maybe I'll eat one or two.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 28/09/2026

Rewilding my garden and documenting animals. This tiny spider dropped down onto me from a tree.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 28/09/2026

I think acknowledging this -- that there is no real line between humans and the natural world -- is key to our future well being. Regenerative agroforestry is just the act of acknowledging this and implementing managed natural biospheres so that they that produce food and other benefits for humans.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 28/09/2026

The idea of a natural wilderness, as somehow independent of human intervention, is a bit of an illusion. In Australia, the "bush" is a product of tens of thousands of years of human intervention and management. We're even learning the amazon rainforest is likely a result of this intervention. (1/2)

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 28/09/2026

I don't think existing government institutions are going to save us at all. But I do think the tax reforms introduced, both the stage three tax cuts on lower and middle income and the more recent tax increases on speculative asset trading are revolutionary within that limited framework.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 28/09/2026

Thanks. They're pretty plump right now and don't seem to be getting any plumper. At least some of them. So I'll take then off soon and give it a shot. Thanks again.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 27/09/2026

How might I best go about propagating these broad beans?

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 27/09/2026

James C Scott suggested that one possible way in which states may have formed is as protectionist rackets demanding tribute. Normalised with time. Also St Augustine's tale of the emperor who asks the pirate "how dare he molest the sea" "how dare you molest the whole world" replies the pirate.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 27/09/2026

But it's fairly simply to start growing such a Commons today. Just start implementing these practices on your verge or with a bit of guerilla gardening. Trying to engage your local council can also be useful, but should not define the means or ends. Useful resources might be found here.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 27/09/2026

If regenerative agroforestry began to be practiced on all the public park and verge spaces we'd effectively be able to create a food abundance not reliant on any fragile logistics systems. The historical reasons this does not exist today is complex. Put simply; abundance is not profitable.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 26/09/2026

Documenting new bugs I see in my garden. No pesticides/herbicides. Rewilding with humans as part of the natural world. As part of that wild. Regenerative agroforestry.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 26/09/2026

Also, why does the RBA logo look like something a bond villain would use for their evil organisation?

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 26/09/2026

The social media system created in ministry of the future feels a lot like Atmosphere (bluesky) and all the other open source protocol based social media popping up now.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 25/09/2026

I'm reading something similar right now. Ministry for the Future. But I imagine its a bit more positive. Thanks. I'll check it out.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 25/09/2026

Yep. That's it. We have the responsibility to act so we must. Hope is less relevant compared to responsibility. I haven't read it. I actually haven't read anything by Tim Winton. Recommend?

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 25/09/2026

It is. I pretty much accept at this point that there's going to be a significant decline/collapse of human civilization. But I also see hope to grow new and better institutions in the cracks, which can then grow into the chasms and so on. Its not going to be easy.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 25/09/2026

It's up there with the most insane things humans have ever done. Perhaps top of the list?

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 25/09/2026

Thank you for the resources. I'm putting together a little wiki with these kinds of resources here so I'll add these too. lichen.wiki/@mattshr.sel...

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 25/09/2026

It's also just how agriculture functioned around much of the world in indigenous and european areas alike in the 18th century before being destroyed by enclosure of the commons. industrial agriculture seems to have been resting on the laurels of this managed biodiversity and soil health.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 25/09/2026

Regenerative agroforestry is an important part of a decent and dignified future. It's a form of agriculture that's highly resistant to climate change and creates huge positive externalities. Here's my experiment at home. Broad beans, apple tree, mandarin tree, in ground worm farm all interacting.

Example of home agroforestry. In ground worm farm, fruit trees, broad beans. All interacting and working together to cover each others weaknesses.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 24/09/2026

This story seems overblown to me. From what I've seen, no personal data of any kind was accessed. Add it to the pile of AI hype hoaxes? Not sure.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 24/09/2026

I don't believe there is any legal or moral precedent that suggests LLMs are able of taking responsibility for anything. I appreciate here that ABC has said OpenAI hack. OpenAI is the responsible party. Not the AI agent. Though their byline needs to be updated it seems.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 24/09/2026

We're in the process of setting up other points of public interface. In the mean time, you can see our page on nomadnetwork, a community controlled and resilient form of the internet. Nomadnetwork@fce76d115ca61c48b5636c21699d4b29

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 24/09/2026

We're a very new and currently unincorporated association. We're part hobby group, part experiment in Democratic self governance, part commons. We're still establishing an online presence and looking for member. Most of our presence is currently on nomad network.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 24/09/2026

If you're in Perth Western Australia, and concerned about climate change and the broader incompatibility our economic and political systems seem to have with reality, please reach out. I'm part of an association trying to help build the seeds of a better future right now.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 24/09/2026

I don't disagree. Just some additional information. The arrest warrant was issued by the ICC, which is technically independent of the UN. This assembly was held the US. The US is not party to the ICC. So the problem here, as usual, is more the US. Not the UN.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 24/09/2026

Its further unclear as to whether the only source of this is openAI or if a breach has been independently confirmed. It could just be another one of openAIs hoaxes. The last one being where they claimed their model had independently solved a millennium prize.

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Matt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 24/09/2026

I find it disturbing that albanese here appears to apply responsibility for these acts onto the AI agent itself, and not OpenAI who designed and deployed it. The moral and legal precedents here are fairly clear I think. AI agents are not capable of holding any responsibility. OpenAI is responsible.

abc.net.au

OpenAI agent hacked Medicare portal, PM says

Anthony Albanese says he has spoken to the Open AI chief executive to express his concern about the incident and the length of time it took the tech company to inform the government of the breach.

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