The idea: Every video is a boon; we request shortform content every time we open Instagram, TikTok or YouTube. It's time that we take them.
Instead of doomscrolling, download all the videos on your feed. Verify the information in them, take note of their upload date, et cetera. Enjoy what can be enjoyed.
Then, meet up and discuss the content. Share what you found when exploring the claims and depictions in the video/images. Who is uploading what, and what can we learn from examining what comprises our feeds at any given time?
Goal: To inspire and instill agency in persons. It's time we get into the habit of engaging with our surroundings, training our critical thinking skills, and flipping what would otherwise just fill us with aimless fear and dread on its head.
Impact areas:
- Library
- RKP meetups
- University
Plan:
- Upload all videos to
https://boonscrolling.org/feed(it can be a copyparty fileserver or something) - Play them on the big screen (TV, projector, whatever)
- Discuss
Bonus: to keep track and categorise the videos we find on our feed, we can make a bulletin board and create a map of all the videos, 'pinning' NFC stickers that lead to https://boonscrolling.org/feed/your-video.mp4.