Post by doop@social.earth.li

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I have written about #EMFCamp

https://sam.pikesley.org/blog/2026/07/22/emf-as-an-act-of-defiance/

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@pikesley "To a certain extent, you are the event" - yeah this is THE THING as far as I'm concerned. It's what I loved about raves and festivals when I started going to them - in the better sorts of events it feels like it's much more of a two-way process than simply a bunch of people rocking up to watch a band, and the punter/performer boundary is deliberately blurred. I think EMF does this better than any other event I've been to.

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@doop Right? Some people definitely come with "OK, I paid for this, entertain me" energy and MATE YOU'VE WILDLY MISUNDERSTOOD WHAT THIS IS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES IT'S OFFERING YOU

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@doop @pikesley I know you know this, but for anyone else reading the thread: This blurring is extremely, extremely intentional - and is why none of the orga are paid. It's critical to have a level field where everyone feels they can engage and contribute rather than feeling they are treated differently.

Really mad rn because I intended to put something about this in the opening and totally forgot. Next time.

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@doop @pikesley Of course, physically, the one thing we don't have is a level field.

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@doop @pikesley For a while I've been saying the orga contribution is building the infrastructure to host an event, and the attendee contribution is the event itself.

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@jonty @doop

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@jonty @doop @pikesley *Taps the half written document on the philosophy of emf*

Ahem

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@SamLR @jonty @doop @pikesley s/document/manifesto/. EMF is a political act, on the side of acceptance, love, and putting an improbable number of flamethrowers on top of a shipping container.

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@jon @jonty @pikesley @doop Literally the first line "EMF is a political event"

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@jon @jonty @SamLR @pikesley @doop
"I am a hacker, and this is my manifesto."

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@pikesley @doop

I phoned 4222 which was "Balloon Advice" - it was a phone in someone’s village,

I had a wonderful conversation with a real person. we discussed the best material for balloons they suggested latex, I agreed. I hung up.

I also tried to get through to the lesbian torrectic hotline but I think they where all in bed.