[Noisebridge-discuss] that's all folks

girlgeek girlgeek at wt.net
Wed May 14 16:52:30 UTC 2014


Noisebridge started in 2008, the same year that the economy crashed.
Claudia

On 5/14/2014 5:39 PM, Jessica Ross wrote:
> Just how old is this hackerspace? Just wondering.
>
>
> On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 10:12 AM, Romy Snowyla <romy at snowyla.com 
> <mailto:romy at snowyla.com>> wrote:
>
>     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
>
>     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 ?
>
>     Sent from my iPhone
>
>     On May 13, 2014, at 1:39 PM, rachel lyra hospodar
>     <rachelyra at gmail.com <mailto:rachelyra at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>>     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.
>>
>>     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.
>>
>>     Call me crazy.
>>
>>     R.
>>
>>     On May 13, 2014 12:46 PM, "Naomi Most" <pnaomi at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:pnaomi at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         Your posts aren't being moderated...
>>
>>         > I'm disappointed that people didn't want to work to find
>>         creative solutions to try and preserve them.
>>
>>         Some of us are...
>>
>>         > 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.
>>
>>         Me too.
>>
>>         --Naomi
>>
>>
>>         On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 12:37 PM, Darius Garza
>>         <313kid at gmail.com <mailto:313kid at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>         > The jabber is no longer entertaining and it seems like my
>>         posts are being
>>         > moderated for some reason so I've finally decided to
>>         unsubscribe from this
>>         > list. The signal to noise ratio on here is dismal and it's
>>         not worth wading
>>         > through all the petty personal drama to find the occasional
>>         gem.
>>         >
>>         > I wanted to be more involved with noisebridge and help the
>>         space thrive but
>>         > it was almost impossible to find support or make genuine
>>         connections with
>>         > people at the space. Perhaps I could have tried harder, but
>>         the snarky
>>         > attitudes and constant bickering put a damper on my motivation.
>>         >
>>         > Hackerspaces are so 2010 anyway. I don't need a static
>>         point of reference to
>>         > work with a group of bright, creative individuals or learn
>>         new things. There
>>         > are many places for people to gather that provide more
>>         appropriate resources
>>         > for folks depending on the nature of their work.
>>         >
>>         > Not sure if this is a rage quit or long time coming. I'll
>>         always miss the
>>         > romantic ideals of noisebridge and I'm disappointed that
>>         people didn't want
>>         > to work to find creative solutions to try and preserve
>>         them. 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.
>>         >
>>         > I wish noisebridge all the best and hope someday to be
>>         eating these words,
>>         > d.
>>         >
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>>
>>         --
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