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| - | ==== Bioluddite Charter ==== | + | ==== The Bioluddite Charter ==== |
| - | Notes towards the first draft | + | |
| + | ====Breaking the Frame 2014==== | ||
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| + | Where are the Luddites: An Open Call for Bioluddites | ||
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| + | ==== Notes towards the first draft ==== | ||
| === Preamble === | === Preamble === | ||
| bioluddites are for: | bioluddites are for: | ||
| - | * social critique of biotechnology | + | * social critique of biotechnology |
| - | * biotechnology that increases quality | + | * keeping track of the big picture |
| - | * keeping track of the big picture | + | * accept that there is no ' |
| - | * nurturing | + | * knowledge that can increase our control over pervasive |
| - | * knowledge that can increase our control | + | * biotechnology on the human scale (hm... what would this mean? human as in " |
| - | * biotechnology on the human scale | + | |
| - | + | bioluddites are for more clarity about: | |
| - | bioluddites are for more clarity about: | + | |
| - | * the scope and edges of the biotech sphere | + | |
| * long term social implications of biotechnology | * long term social implications of biotechnology | ||
| + | * the scope and edges of the biotech sphere | ||
| - | bioluddites want to empower people to make informed choices about using biotechnology in their everyday life and being critical about: | + | bioluddites want to empower people to make informed choices about using the biotechnology in their everyday life and being critical about: |
| * antibiotic resistance | * antibiotic resistance | ||
| - | * cliches | + | * cliches |
| * the industrialisation of the organic ethos | * the industrialisation of the organic ethos | ||
| * overspecialisation and monoculture (in farming and society) | * overspecialisation and monoculture (in farming and society) | ||
| * footprint of meat and other foodstuffs | * footprint of meat and other foodstuffs | ||
| - | * (drinkable) water availability | + | |
| bioluddites are against: | bioluddites are against: | ||
| * control of biotechnology beyond human scale | * control of biotechnology beyond human scale | ||
| - | * mystification of biotechnology that unrealistically gets people' | ||
| * solutionism | * solutionism | ||
| + | * mystification of biotechnology that unrealistically gets people' | ||
| * mindless exploitation of the environment | * mindless exploitation of the environment | ||
| * patented names for food that have perfectly usable folk names | * patented names for food that have perfectly usable folk names | ||
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| be aware & in control of biotechnologies in your daily life | be aware & in control of biotechnologies in your daily life | ||
| * **society and the environment come first, biotechnology is secondary** | * **society and the environment come first, biotechnology is secondary** | ||
| - | * * be critical of the power structures biotechnology is used within | + | * be critical of the power structures biotechnology is used within |
| - | * demand transparency of supply chains (weather * cherish openness of sources | + | * demand transparency of supply chains (cherish openness of sources and willingness to research them) |
| - | * seek out authenticity of lifestyles and supply chains for field or lab grown food), including food labelling | + | * seek out authenticity of lifestyles, information |
| * biotechnology should be developed and used on a human scale | * biotechnology should be developed and used on a human scale | ||
| * fuel production should not be in conflict with food production | * fuel production should not be in conflict with food production | ||
| * beware of short-termism and reductionism | * beware of short-termism and reductionism | ||
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| take good care of yourself | take good care of yourself | ||
| * **choose quality over quantity - in your lifespan, food and healthcare** | * **choose quality over quantity - in your lifespan, food and healthcare** | ||
| * augment and extend your senses and communicate with appearance | * augment and extend your senses and communicate with appearance | ||
| - | * keep yourself 'relateable' | + | * keep yourself 'relatable'to others |
| you are what you eat | you are what you eat | ||
| - | * be mindful of food | + | |
| - | * expand | + | * support biodiversity by expanding |
| * how food looks matters | * how food looks matters | ||
| - | * meat is a luxury product | ||
| * food should be as cheap as possible, but no cheaper | * food should be as cheap as possible, but no cheaper | ||
| - | * proper food is medicine, be selective about nutriceuticals | + | |
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| bioluddites are social animals | bioluddites are social animals | ||
| - | * all biotechnology has a potential to be social | + | |
| * bioluddites are sympathetic to the needs of modern day life | * bioluddites are sympathetic to the needs of modern day life | ||
| * decypher convoluted biotech information & instruction for those in need | * decypher convoluted biotech information & instruction for those in need | ||
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| bioluddites live with their environment | bioluddites live with their environment | ||
| - | * be at the frontier of embracing climate weirding | + | |
| - | * be adaptable and flexible to change | + | |
| * embrace the contrast of man-made and nature grown, as this is reality | * embrace the contrast of man-made and nature grown, as this is reality | ||
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| bioluddites' | bioluddites' | ||
| - | * lifestyle moral police | + | * **the lifestyle moral police |
| * quantified self as a part of the food and health supply chains (you are not separate from your food and waste) | * quantified self as a part of the food and health supply chains (you are not separate from your food and waste) | ||
| * Bioluddites are role models: living examples and embodiments of their principles | * Bioluddites are role models: living examples and embodiments of their principles | ||
| what do bioluddites do: | what do bioluddites do: | ||
| + | * ** practice non-symbolic actions in bioluddite coaching** | ||
| + | * curate biotechnology for a range of lifestyles | ||
| * practice and/or promoting holistic personalised medicine/ | * practice and/or promoting holistic personalised medicine/ | ||
| - | * promote | + | * contribute to social network of peer-to-peer healthcare networks |
| - | * create | + | * be understood by creating |
| - | * teach hunting and foraging skills | + | * reappropriate |
| - | * reappropriate media mental pollution | + | |
| - | * tweak popular imagination | + | |
| * organise social gatherings | * organise social gatherings | ||
| * hold regular open house events | * hold regular open house events | ||
| * point to biotech glitches | * point to biotech glitches | ||
| - | * any tools of bioluddism should be used on the go | ||
| - | * non-symbolic action | ||
| - | * curate biotechnology for a range of lifestyles | ||
| * hold pop-up bioluddite clinics | * hold pop-up bioluddite clinics | ||
| * hold retreats from biotechnology | * hold retreats from biotechnology | ||
| - | * practice bioluddite coaching | ||
| * promote patience by making use of people' | * promote patience by making use of people' | ||
| + | * teach hunting and foraging skills | ||
| + | * any tools of bioluddism should be used on the go | ||
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