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The full article has a few more INs and OUTs, but we're keen to hear your own views. What did we miss, what does the year need, and what can we definitely do without?
New Years' Prepositions: What's IN and what's OUT for 2026?
Six Ins and Six Outs for 2026. Time to get away from despair, and from renting software from billionaires. Time to get into community-ownership, DIY culture and taking action with a certain gusto and ...
gfsc.community
January 7, 2026 at 6:33 PM
The full article has a few more INs and OUTs, but we're keen to hear your own views. What did we miss, what does the year need, and what can we definitely do without?
In: Pride place. Local groups are a boon, and local queer groups are a delight and a necessity! Leeds’ queer cohousing project Pride of Place Leeds launched a local events calendar in December using GFSC's PlaceCal tech. www.queerleeds.lgbt?ref=gfsc.com... – let's see more of this everywhere.
Queer Leeds
LGBTQIA+ Events in Leeds
www.queerleeds.lgbt
January 7, 2026 at 6:33 PM
In: Pride place. Local groups are a boon, and local queer groups are a delight and a necessity! Leeds’ queer cohousing project Pride of Place Leeds launched a local events calendar in December using GFSC's PlaceCal tech. www.queerleeds.lgbt?ref=gfsc.com... – let's see more of this everywhere.
Out: Paranoid passivety. Despair and maundering are both tempting, but it's better by far to do something and not nothing, whether that's writing to an MP, volunteering, donating, or doing passionate and proactive – and whether it's something you consider 'political' or not.
January 7, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Out: Paranoid passivety. Despair and maundering are both tempting, but it's better by far to do something and not nothing, whether that's writing to an MP, volunteering, donating, or doing passionate and proactive – and whether it's something you consider 'political' or not.
In: DIY Culture. With big tech and big political parties fuelling discrimination, it's apparent there's no space for us right now, so it's time for a return to DIY – and that doesn't just mean putting up a shelf. It's about putting up a society. This means zines, live shows, flyers and PlaceCal.org
January 7, 2026 at 6:33 PM
In: DIY Culture. With big tech and big political parties fuelling discrimination, it's apparent there's no space for us right now, so it's time for a return to DIY – and that doesn't just mean putting up a shelf. It's about putting up a society. This means zines, live shows, flyers and PlaceCal.org
Out: Facebook and Instagram, which are becoming worse and worse places to do our organising. Kim gave a substantial look into this back in 2025. Remember that old year? gfsc.community/full-meta-ja...
Full Meta Jacket: How corporations colonised queer life
Big tech, especially Meta, is synonymous with queer and trans organising. Kim gets into the weeds exploring how this happened, and suggests some routes out of it including GFSC's own Trans Dimension i...
gfsc.community
January 7, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Out: Facebook and Instagram, which are becoming worse and worse places to do our organising. Kim gave a substantial look into this back in 2025. Remember that old year? gfsc.community/full-meta-ja...
In: Communal toolbanks. If you have too much, or if you have too little, sharing can be a boon. As it is with books, so it is with tools. You could get your hands on a ladder, drill, wheelbarrow or lawnmower, normally for a small cost and a returnable deposit. See if you have a local one!
January 7, 2026 at 6:33 PM
In: Communal toolbanks. If you have too much, or if you have too little, sharing can be a boon. As it is with books, so it is with tools. You could get your hands on a ladder, drill, wheelbarrow or lawnmower, normally for a small cost and a returnable deposit. See if you have a local one!
Out: Renting software from billionaires. The Internet grows smaller, with the big dogs of big tech now owning almost everything. It sometimes feels like Microsoft and the gang are unavoidable, but there are alternatives, many of them community-made and community-run. You may perceive a theme here!
January 7, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Out: Renting software from billionaires. The Internet grows smaller, with the big dogs of big tech now owning almost everything. It sometimes feels like Microsoft and the gang are unavoidable, but there are alternatives, many of them community-made and community-run. You may perceive a theme here!
In: Community-owned media! Subvert.fm is an online co-operative, a member-owned, artist-driven alternative to Bandcamp. Other artist-owned co-operatives include Stocksy.com, a reassuringly human-made collection of stock images, and Means.tv, a streaming service wholly owned by its creators.
January 7, 2026 at 6:33 PM
In: Community-owned media! Subvert.fm is an online co-operative, a member-owned, artist-driven alternative to Bandcamp. Other artist-owned co-operatives include Stocksy.com, a reassuringly human-made collection of stock images, and Means.tv, a streaming service wholly owned by its creators.
Out: Spotify! Underpaying its musicians to a grievous degree is now one of their lesser evils, with CEO Daniel Ek reportedly investing $600mn in AI-powered military drones. Recently, they have been running adverts for ICE over in America. Siding with the modern SS, this is a service to do away with.
January 7, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Out: Spotify! Underpaying its musicians to a grievous degree is now one of their lesser evils, with CEO Daniel Ek reportedly investing $600mn in AI-powered military drones. Recently, they have been running adverts for ICE over in America. Siding with the modern SS, this is a service to do away with.
Plan it! At the Discord
Give us your thoughts in the comments, or you could join the Geeks for Social Change discord. We'd be glad to hear from you.
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Give us your thoughts in the comments, or you could join the Geeks for Social Change discord. We'd be glad to hear from you.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Plan it! At the Discord
Give us your thoughts in the comments, or you could join the Geeks for Social Change discord. We'd be glad to hear from you.
discord.gfsc.studio
Give us your thoughts in the comments, or you could join the Geeks for Social Change discord. We'd be glad to hear from you.
discord.gfsc.studio
What's the vibe, going into 2026? It's easy (and somewhat justified) to cry out ‘doom’, but what's the vibe you're aiming for, the vision that rumbles within you?
One OUT we're already confident of: despair is out, and literally doing something is IN. (It's easier said than done, but only slightly)
One OUT we're already confident of: despair is out, and literally doing something is IN. (It's easier said than done, but only slightly)
December 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
What's the vibe, going into 2026? It's easy (and somewhat justified) to cry out ‘doom’, but what's the vibe you're aiming for, the vision that rumbles within you?
One OUT we're already confident of: despair is out, and literally doing something is IN. (It's easier said than done, but only slightly)
One OUT we're already confident of: despair is out, and literally doing something is IN. (It's easier said than done, but only slightly)
GFSC are a collective imagining hopeful post-billionaire technology and finding scraps of pleasure in a crumbled
social order.
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gfsc.community (10/10)
social order.
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Geeks for Social Change
We are a collective creating community technology in anticipation of a world without billionaires. Led by trans and disabled people. Join us today!
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December 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
GFSC are a collective imagining hopeful post-billionaire technology and finding scraps of pleasure in a crumbled
social order.
Read what all these folks had to say and subscribe to our newsletter:
gfsc.community (10/10)
social order.
Read what all these folks had to say and subscribe to our newsletter:
gfsc.community (10/10)
Are Zines life? (9/10)
Vicky Stevenson wrote about a life in self-publishing, starting Pen Fight Distro, and what the future might bring for working-class zinesters.
Vicky Stevenson wrote about a life in self-publishing, starting Pen Fight Distro, and what the future might bring for working-class zinesters.
December 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Are Zines life? (9/10)
Vicky Stevenson wrote about a life in self-publishing, starting Pen Fight Distro, and what the future might bring for working-class zinesters.
Vicky Stevenson wrote about a life in self-publishing, starting Pen Fight Distro, and what the future might bring for working-class zinesters.
Trans Theft Horso, or the place of hyacinths in a culture war (8/10)
@benjamilian.bsky.social wrote about transphobia and the culture war in voluntary positions, and how this led to game design and an unexpected award.
“[The charity] could not countenance so buxom a Ben.”
@benjamilian.bsky.social wrote about transphobia and the culture war in voluntary positions, and how this led to game design and an unexpected award.
“[The charity] could not countenance so buxom a Ben.”
December 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Trans Theft Horso, or the place of hyacinths in a culture war (8/10)
@benjamilian.bsky.social wrote about transphobia and the culture war in voluntary positions, and how this led to game design and an unexpected award.
“[The charity] could not countenance so buxom a Ben.”
@benjamilian.bsky.social wrote about transphobia and the culture war in voluntary positions, and how this led to game design and an unexpected award.
“[The charity] could not countenance so buxom a Ben.”
Virtual and real (7/10)
Video artist & blogger @szemi-petra.bsky.social told us about the murky border between the real and virtual, and the rise (and inevitable fall) of Generative AI.
“I wonder how the digital contemporary art scene will evolve amidst the apparently impending model collapse.”
Video artist & blogger @szemi-petra.bsky.social told us about the murky border between the real and virtual, and the rise (and inevitable fall) of Generative AI.
“I wonder how the digital contemporary art scene will evolve amidst the apparently impending model collapse.”
December 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Virtual and real (7/10)
Video artist & blogger @szemi-petra.bsky.social told us about the murky border between the real and virtual, and the rise (and inevitable fall) of Generative AI.
“I wonder how the digital contemporary art scene will evolve amidst the apparently impending model collapse.”
Video artist & blogger @szemi-petra.bsky.social told us about the murky border between the real and virtual, and the rise (and inevitable fall) of Generative AI.
“I wonder how the digital contemporary art scene will evolve amidst the apparently impending model collapse.”
Dungeons & Democracy (6/10)
Streamer @seanmorl.com had a Big Think about using highly interactive (wildly so) Twitch streams to explore democratic ideas.
‘Like capitalism, loneliness exacerbates all existing social problems — building community protects ourselves and others......That's my thesis”
Streamer @seanmorl.com had a Big Think about using highly interactive (wildly so) Twitch streams to explore democratic ideas.
‘Like capitalism, loneliness exacerbates all existing social problems — building community protects ourselves and others......That's my thesis”
December 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Dungeons & Democracy (6/10)
Streamer @seanmorl.com had a Big Think about using highly interactive (wildly so) Twitch streams to explore democratic ideas.
‘Like capitalism, loneliness exacerbates all existing social problems — building community protects ourselves and others......That's my thesis”
Streamer @seanmorl.com had a Big Think about using highly interactive (wildly so) Twitch streams to explore democratic ideas.
‘Like capitalism, loneliness exacerbates all existing social problems — building community protects ourselves and others......That's my thesis”
Design and communication (5/10)
@khattamicah.xyz wrote about design and the place of technology in rural communities
“This wasn't just about providing technology – it was about creating systems that recognize different ways of knowing and communicating... archiving without institutions”
@khattamicah.xyz wrote about design and the place of technology in rural communities
“This wasn't just about providing technology – it was about creating systems that recognize different ways of knowing and communicating... archiving without institutions”
December 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Design and communication (5/10)
@khattamicah.xyz wrote about design and the place of technology in rural communities
“This wasn't just about providing technology – it was about creating systems that recognize different ways of knowing and communicating... archiving without institutions”
@khattamicah.xyz wrote about design and the place of technology in rural communities
“This wasn't just about providing technology – it was about creating systems that recognize different ways of knowing and communicating... archiving without institutions”
Ava v panic (4/10)
@avaavavah.bsky.social can solve a Rubik's cube in under a minute, host a comedy show, and have an anxiety attack on demand. However, the Labour party's anti-trans moral crusade means she's planning on emigrating with these in-demand skills and starting a career as a developer.
@avaavavah.bsky.social can solve a Rubik's cube in under a minute, host a comedy show, and have an anxiety attack on demand. However, the Labour party's anti-trans moral crusade means she's planning on emigrating with these in-demand skills and starting a career as a developer.
December 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Ava v panic (4/10)
@avaavavah.bsky.social can solve a Rubik's cube in under a minute, host a comedy show, and have an anxiety attack on demand. However, the Labour party's anti-trans moral crusade means she's planning on emigrating with these in-demand skills and starting a career as a developer.
@avaavavah.bsky.social can solve a Rubik's cube in under a minute, host a comedy show, and have an anxiety attack on demand. However, the Labour party's anti-trans moral crusade means she's planning on emigrating with these in-demand skills and starting a career as a developer.
Visual diaries & accessibility (3/10)
Teacher and researcher @undividual.bsky.social told us about accessibility in design, and about
“I do a drawing every single day, all about my day... It’s great and has hugely helped shape how I think about my creative practice, and indeed, my entire life.”
Teacher and researcher @undividual.bsky.social told us about accessibility in design, and about
“I do a drawing every single day, all about my day... It’s great and has hugely helped shape how I think about my creative practice, and indeed, my entire life.”
December 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Visual diaries & accessibility (3/10)
Teacher and researcher @undividual.bsky.social told us about accessibility in design, and about
“I do a drawing every single day, all about my day... It’s great and has hugely helped shape how I think about my creative practice, and indeed, my entire life.”
Teacher and researcher @undividual.bsky.social told us about accessibility in design, and about
“I do a drawing every single day, all about my day... It’s great and has hugely helped shape how I think about my creative practice, and indeed, my entire life.”
The Shadow of Big Tech (2/10)
Developer and polymath @olu.online wrote about a career in code and hopes for technology beyond the shadow of Big Tech.
“The vibe of ‘this entire thing is a sandpit for us to test out business ideas’ didn't sit well with me to say the least.”
Developer and polymath @olu.online wrote about a career in code and hopes for technology beyond the shadow of Big Tech.
“The vibe of ‘this entire thing is a sandpit for us to test out business ideas’ didn't sit well with me to say the least.”
December 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The Shadow of Big Tech (2/10)
Developer and polymath @olu.online wrote about a career in code and hopes for technology beyond the shadow of Big Tech.
“The vibe of ‘this entire thing is a sandpit for us to test out business ideas’ didn't sit well with me to say the least.”
Developer and polymath @olu.online wrote about a career in code and hopes for technology beyond the shadow of Big Tech.
“The vibe of ‘this entire thing is a sandpit for us to test out business ideas’ didn't sit well with me to say the least.”