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Noisebridge started in 2008, the same year that the economy crashed.<br>
Claudia<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Just how old is this hackerspace? Just wondering.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 10:12 AM, Romy
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<div>Wow this is so dramatic. I feel there is a natural
change from the initial optimism at the start of a
hackerspace. Infighting and issues and lack of
enthusiasm in membership naturally follows </div>
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<div>Re: the economy - it's been booming around
noisebridge in SF. Most members are working in tech so
since the crash we have been doing pretty well
financially ., maybe more money less passion and more
problems ?</div>
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On May 13, 2014, at 1:39 PM, rachel lyra hospodar
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<p dir="ltr">I personally believe the space began
to seriously unravel upon the occasion of the
economic unraveling of the entire world, aka the
biggest economic crash in living memory, which
epically gutted marginal and poor communities,
followed by a huge lopsided and region-specific
economic boom - which created an epicenter for
monumental wealth disparity and growing social
discord.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I mean, it's fun to point fingers at
each other's ideas or efforts as Having Ruined
Noisebridge, but I think acknowledging that the
larger social picture has an effect on us might
alleviate the circle of It-Was-Better-When and
open up some space for good-spirited
idea-sharing, and learning from each other's
differing perspectives.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Call me crazy.</p>
<p dir="ltr">R.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On May 13, 2014 12:46 PM,
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Your posts aren't being moderated...<br>
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> I'm disappointed that people didn't want
to work to find creative solutions to try and
preserve them.<br>
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Some of us are...<br>
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> I truly believe that the space began to
seriously unravel when the community erected
associate membership rules, access policies
and bureaucratic harassment doctrines as a
substitute for true excellence.<br>
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Me too.<br>
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--Naomi<br>
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On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 12:37 PM, Darius Garza
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> The jabber is no longer entertaining and
it seems like my posts are being<br>
> moderated for some reason so I've finally
decided to unsubscribe from this<br>
> list. The signal to noise ratio on here
is dismal and it's not worth wading<br>
> through all the petty personal drama to
find the occasional gem.<br>
><br>
> I wanted to be more involved with
noisebridge and help the space thrive but<br>
> it was almost impossible to find support
or make genuine connections with<br>
> people at the space. Perhaps I could have
tried harder, but the snarky<br>
> attitudes and constant bickering put a
damper on my motivation.<br>
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> Hackerspaces are so 2010 anyway. I don't
need a static point of reference to<br>
> work with a group of bright, creative
individuals or learn new things. There<br>
> are many places for people to gather that
provide more appropriate resources<br>
> for folks depending on the nature of
their work.<br>
><br>
> Not sure if this is a rage quit or long
time coming. I'll always miss the<br>
> romantic ideals of noisebridge and I'm
disappointed that people didn't want<br>
> to work to find creative solutions to try
and preserve them. I truly believe<br>
> that the space began to seriously unravel
when the community erected<br>
> associate membership rules, access
policies and bureaucratic harassment<br>
> doctrines as a substitute for true
excellence.<br>
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> I wish noisebridge all the best and hope
someday to be eating these words,<br>
> d.<br>
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