one weird trick the bourgeoisie don't want you to know about

a presentation

by stef "coop" dunlap

a brief timeline of the internet

Not very long ago
Just before your time
Right before the towers fell, circa '99
This was catalogs
Travel blogs
A chat room or two

Burnham, Bo. “Welcome to the Internet.” Inside (The Songs), Imperial/Republic Records, 2021.

then it went downhill

between 1999 and 2011, the bourgeoisie capitalized on the open internet

and seized the means of:

• production
• distribution
• consumption

• where you produced ideas and media
• where you went to connect with your community
• where you got apps for your phone

all controlled by a handful of companies that prioritize the accumulation and control of capital

but there's a way to resist

one weird trick that the bourgeoisie don't want you to know

make silly websites

it turns out you can make silly websites and send them to you friends, and there's nothing the bourgeoisie can do to stop you

one weird trick the bourgeoisie don't want you to know about: make silly websites

or... an excuse to show a group of friends and strangers our silly webites

by stef "coop" dunlap

an interactive dadaist art exhibit

duck.kindrobot.ca

a hexaflexagon generator

hexaflexago.kindrobot.ca

a plural dating profile

tilde.town/~kindrobot/s/coop

a mental health weather alert system

kind.sbs

decimal clock

tilde.town/~kindrobot/s/decimal_time.html

a blog

kindrobot.ca

how do I get started?

1. come up with a silly idea
2. write a website (easier than you might think)
3. put it on the internet
4. tell your friends

but how do I do that?

the time is now

• workers unite
• make silly websites