2023-10-22

• Listened: [[Jason Hickel]]

• Occurs to me that technology-focused ideas around alternatives to Big Tech, that are not explicitly tied to a broader political programme, are themselves a form of [[tech exceptionalism]]. Hence I think [[digital ecosocialism]] is important.

• Listened: [[Culture, Power and Politics: Ecosocialism and Degrowth]]

• Think the theme of the discursive part of my roundup this month can be around [[ecosocialism and degrowth]], extending that a little bit to an exploration of [[digital degrowth]].

• Yesterday was [[Repair Day]] and it went great. Biggest number of events we've ever listed - pulled in events from quite a few different networks, in particular the [[Journées Nationales de la Réparation]] in France brought in a huge amount.

• We launched the [[UK Repair and Reuse Declaration]]. Asking UK policymakers to introduce repair-friendly legislation.

• Listened: [[Voices of Fixfest UK 2023]]

• Read: [[Most Brits bin electrical items if they break. These 'magic' Repair Cafés are trying to change that]]