User:Nthmost/Conceptual Timeline

Nthmost's personal timeline at Noisebridge — a work in progress.

2009-2012: Learning to Be a Good Member

Became a member in 2009. Founded Security Working Group, Community Working Group, and Fractal Working Group to address infrastructure and social dynamics. Learned by doing.

(Success metric for Fractal WG: we haven't had a single meeting yet)

2012-2013: The Post-Occupy Period

[work in progress]

2014: The Reboot

Major community intervention: CONTROL-ALT-DELETE. Sometimes you need to turn it off and turn it back on again.

2015-2017: A Period of Relative Peace and Prosperity

[work in progress]

2018: The Year Mitch Got Bullied Out

Several members bullied out. Space became eerily quiet. Those responsible also left, but the damage was done.

2019-2020: ❄️ Nuclear Winter

Membership severely depleted. Had to find a new physical space. Saved by anonymous donation of 1 Bitcoin.

Created Guilds concept with Mark (Arity) to address social fractionation and provide structure for stakes-based ownership of maintenance.

2020-2022: ✨ A New Hope

LX creates NB Discord. Liz Henry provides leadership as new folks arrive. I decrease involvement due to exhaustion and ongoing grief from 2018, but keep tabs on #bravespace. Discord usage ramps up.

2023-2025: 🌑 The Dark Ages

My participation drops considerably while attending to multiple losses. Mcint creates monastic tradition with infra meetup. Space requires multiple physical and costly social interventions that seriously impede recovery from 2020 move. Much of the glory of 2169 seems lost.

2025-Now: 🌅 Renaissance???

With multiple hardships cleared and heroic levels of "holding it down" achieved by those who remain, the way is paved for visionary rebuilding.

Current work:

• 🦆 Rubber Ducky Guild - Flagship guild concept
• Restorative Communication practices
• Essays documenting patterns: Anarchy Paralysis, Excellent Hacker Fallacy, Open Letter