May 20, 2015
The dominant marketing pitch is that more and better algorithms are the answer to saving ourselves. But they’re not the answer for saving one another. We are.
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The dominant marketing pitch is that more and better algorithms are the answer to saving ourselves. But they’re not the answer for saving one another. We are.
Allison Burtch on Deep Lab
Did you guys read the Occupy Wall Street post on Feministing?
It was probably the best/most interesting one yet that I've read. Listen to this:
Occupy Wall Street’s General Assembly operates under a revolutionary “progressive stack.” A normal “stack” means those who wish to speak get in line. A progressive stack encourages women and traditionally marginalized groups speak before men, especially white men. This is something that has been in place since the beginning, it is necessary, and it is important.
“Step up, step back” was a common phrase of the first week, encouraging white men to acknowledge the privilege they have lived in their entire lives and to step back from continually speaking. This progressive stack has been inspiring and mind-boggling in its effectiveness. Manissa McCleave Maharawal writes on Racialicious regarding her block.
However, it seems that unidentified privilege looms ever at bay:
On October 1st, the Occupied Wall Street Journal, founded by Arun and Jed of Indypendent and supported by over $40,000 of Kickstarter funds was released. The difference between the Wall Street Journal and the Occupied WSJ is that one actually features female journalists. There were 9 writers total... all men...
Hopefully The Occupied Wall Street Journal will abide by the zeitgeist of this movement, which is radical inclusivity.
Apart from that, the use of the progressive stack is... I don't know. Amazing. That's just not something you read everyday, you know? Because we always talk about stuff like this- and as an idea, it's great. But the writer here has it correct. Actually put into action? White people and men actually acknowledging privilege- especially in such a dramatic and chaotic event such as this- and stepping away to let others speak? It's revolutionary.