[Noisebridge-discuss] Anarchy Is Not Anti-Structure

[Dan Cote]

I agree with orientation. I think we should have a clear tradition for
this. This is not structure in my opinion, but culture. The distinction I
would argue for here is while structure is written or more unchangeable,
culture can allow for individual expression. It is customary at noisebridge
to give new visitors a tour. I think it would be nice if we also had
mentors available for new people to indoctrinate them into our group. I
will begin mentoring new people in a more formal way, and hope it catches
on. My own experiences as a noisebridge noob were somewhat difficult,
although wonderful. It would have been helped by this sort of process. Many
people did help and mentor me, but maybe having that mentorship explicitly
stated could help. I wouldn't really like completion of such a process to
be a prerequisite for anything though.

The shop is an interesting case, but who will enforce this new access
control? A lock, a hired person? The shop is dangerous and has expensive
tools. It's definitely the proving ground for any new access controls in my
opinion. The other place that could be used to try access control is the
member shelves. I still maintain that culture is more effective than
control. If we do not tolerate thieves, they won't come around. The whole
mentorship thing could help to more quickly expose people who are at
Noisebridge without intending to hack.

It is important that we preserve agency at noisebridge, as it is a rare
experience in modern times. It may be even rarer in technical and
scientific exploits. Given the danger involved, these exploits tend to be
governed by hierarchy. This is why I love noisebridge and see it as a rare
gem (if a dirty, blemished, and troubled one). I hope that we can solve
it's problems with creative new solutions instead of adopting the proven
solutions and their compromises on individual freedom.
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