Marie-Cécile Paccard @mcpaccard@mastodon.social

#CommonFutures est aussi sur Mastodon : @commonfutures ;) #design #designfiction #speculativedesign #collapsologie #collapsology #meadows #clubofrome #systemicdesign

Heureuse et fière d'annoncer la première journée #CommonFutures : lancement d'un groupe qui abordera les questions de design et de futur proche. Venez nous rejoindre à #Lyon pour cette première le lundi 16 juillet prochain : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/common-futures-journee-thematique-autour-du-design-de-demain-tickets-47470018102

The Post-meritocracy Manifesto https://postmeritocracy.org
Words to live by. Just signed it and will now pin it in the office.

I wish that many other people join them: healthcare, education, administration, post / mail... There has been way too much damage done to all of those during the last few years.

Let's go France! #JeSoutiensLaGreveDesCheminots

I am amazed at how people coming from different industries can still unite despite several decades of pressure and isolation to prevent any global strike from happening again.

Tonight at 7pm starts one of the widest strikes I could witness here in France since I was born. Train workers, pilots, cleaners, electricity people... Lots of public service workers are about to federate around a common goal: preserving the French public service and dignity of its workers.

Did a bit of gardening today, trying to get the most of those 4 windows. Feels good!
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Read of the day: "Apple VS Google on privacy: a tale of absolute competitive advantage" by @aral https://ar.al/notes/apple-vs-google-on-privacy-a-tale-of-absolute-competitive-advantage/

Designer friends! The #CFP for Blend Web mix, a design / tech / biz conference in #Lyon #France is now open! Drop your ideas here, theme of the year is "Digital identities" #design #conference https://blendwebmix.workable.com/j/14D9B58D10

"Ceci est mon temps" : manifeste de l'entrepreneuriat libéré et du temps retrouvé par Morgane Sifantus #goodread https://www.canardalorange.com/temps-manifeste-entrepreneure-paresseuse-sereine/

Also in French! https://medium.com/burnout-rallumons-la-flamme Et le compte Twitter dédié : @guerirleburnout

Hey peeps who have experienced or suffer from #burnout. Been there twice, tried to crystallise the struggle into positive energy and created a community where everyone is welcome to write / read / help. RT for those who need it! https://medium.com/burnout-lets-reignite-the-flame

Can't believe the level of coercion and manipulation we've been taught to accept along the years.

Oh nice, the Facebook home device has a camera. Because listening to every word people say at home is clearly not enough! #dystopia #surveillancecapitalism https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2018-03-28/facebook-is-said-to-delay-home-speaker-unveil-amid-data-crisis

These softwares, websites, networks are DESIGNED to coerce us and make us addicted. Exactly like when you try to stop smoking, you have to go through the same "rehab" process with social media.

This epiphany helped me counterbalance my addiction to procrastination and notifications. I started noticing and acknowledging the moments when my brain was in need of it, and that's a HUGE step.

I still remember the very moment when I realised and acknowledged that I had a social media problem. My brain made me move my mouse down to the dock to find the Tweetbot icon. It had become a mere reflex that I didn't notice anymore.

If you are privileged enough and deleting #facebook doesn't affect your social life, good. Still, you will have to face addiction recovery. You will have to overcome the particular excitement of expecting new notifications, of scrolling endlessly with always something new and exciting to read. But it's for your own good.