It's been like a week and I already hate Extinction Rebellion

— Pinboard (@Pinboard) October 18, 2019

Part of it is that their name sounds like the worst band in Bushwick. Part of it is that they have three demands, two of which are broadly unifying and the third of which is insane. I'm cool without the citizen's soviet drawn by lot and facilitated by NGOs. Elections work fine. pic.twitter.com/YivpxYphiJ

— Pinboard (@Pinboard) October 18, 2019

So "anyone can do things in the name of Extinction Rebellion if they agree with and adhere to our principles and values." Who decides the principles and values? Not like this has come up repeatedly in every movement that attempts it, or @zeynep wrote a whole book about it

— Pinboard (@Pinboard) October 18, 2019

I am particularly entertained to see the movement adopt a decision-making method that destroyed my country (https://t.co/IO3gyruwQl) pic.twitter.com/6RsRsY19nV

— Pinboard (@Pinboard) October 18, 2019

I guess the upshot is, read Zeynep's book on this stuff. It's a how-to manual for networked protest masquerading as an academic work, and a critique of how decentralized movements often fail. There's a free Creative Commons copy linked at bottom! https://t.co/i16wiI5CmE

— Pinboard (@Pinboard) October 18, 2019