Connection
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Community is what motivates.

This page is about our community, *third culture* and how it works (our collective is a bit different).

![Connection Image](/_werc/pub/imgs/connect.png "main")

I want to make this page to explain how to use third culture, as we have a lot going on so I want to demystify that a bit!
But first we need a bit of intro so you can get an idea why things exist and why we went this approach.

## Intro

**thirdculture** is a collective that takes a *counter culture* and DIY approach. 

With building this collective I actually want to honestly try to live by a counter culture and DIY ethos. To do that I see the best way is to lead by example. Therefore most of what we have built for **thirdculture** is an honest attempt to achieve that!

Part of what informs the building of the collective is *libre* and *gratis* software also known as FOSS/FLOSS software (free (libre) and open source software). I understand the importance and relevance of this may be lost on a lot of artists so I added a bit more of an in-depth explanation [here](_foss). The TL;DR is that its the DIY art analog to computing and software.

## What we run

Everything below is self hosted by us with free software. Most of it opens with one [misaki](https://misaki.thirdculture.diy) account: <span class="badge">open</span> anyone can use it, <span class="badge">misaki</span> needs an account, <span class="badge hot">invite</span> must be an ask or given out at events.

<div class="dir" data-label="talk">
<a href="forum/"><b></b><span>forum</span><small>the main place, long form discussion</small><i>invite</i></a>
<a href="fediverse/"><b></b><span>social</span><small>our fediverse instance</small><i>misaki</i></a>
<a href="irc/"><b></b><span>irc</span><small>late night chat, web client + bouncer</small><i>misaki</i></a>
<a href="https://chat.thirdculture.diy"><b></b><span>xmpp</span><small>private messages and group chats, e2ee</small><i>misaki</i></a>
<a href="mumble/"><b></b><span>mumble</span><small>voice chat, music bots included</small><i>misaki</i></a>
</div>

<div class="dir" data-label="make + share">
<a href="https://pix.thirdculture.diy"><b></b><span>thirdgram</span><small>photo sharing on pixelfed</small><i>misaki</i></a>
<a href="https://notes.thirdculture.diy"><b></b><span>notes</span><small>collaborative markdown docs</small><i>misaki</i></a>
<a href="https://paste.thirdculture.diy"><b></b><span>paste</span><small>encrypted pastebin</small><i>misaki</i></a>
<a href="https://up.thirdculture.diy"><b></b><span>transfer</span><small>upload a file, share a link</small><i>misaki</i></a>
<a href="https://files.thirdculture.diy"><b></b><span>files</span><small>shared folders, radio media, your site</small><i>misaki</i></a>
<a href="https://git.thirdculture.diy"><b></b><span>git</span><small>code and site repos on forgejo</small><i>misaki</i></a>
</div>

<div class="dir" data-label="listen + watch">
<a href="https://radio.thirdculture.diy"><b></b><span>radio</span><small>our stations, members can dj live</small><i>open</i></a>
<a href="https://tv.thirdculture.diy"><b></b><span>tv</span><small>live streams and replays</small><i>open</i></a>
<a href="https://events.thirdculture.diy"><b></b><span>events</span><small>shows and gatherings</small><i>open</i></a>
</div>

<div class="dir" data-label="tools">
<a href="https://search.thirdculture.diy"><b></b><span>search</span><small>private web search, no tracking</small><i>open</i></a>
<a href="https://reader.thirdculture.diy"><b></b><span>reader</span><small>rss reader for your feeds</small><i>misaki</i></a>
</div>

The site, forum, search and paste also live on tor and i2p, see the [mirrors](https://thirdculture.diy/guides/mirrors/).

## Where we hang out

Third culture hosts a public facing [ [forum](https://forum.thirdculture.diy) ]. It is the central place where our collective (and adjacent) discuss a wide range of topics with a slightly better standard of discourse than other means. This is probably the most accessible social part of thirdculture at the moment.

We are also on the [ [fediverse](https://social.thirdculture.diy) ]. We believe in decentralized modes of communication and social networks. It's really the only true way to gain the benefits of a social platform and avoid the drawbacks of control and authority latent in centralized structures. We strive to be a more tolerant and expressive community than most, while we do only accept members that resonate with our ideals and project in some way. For access drop a line to `moridori (at) disroot (dot) org` and if you're cool I'll drop a link. It's now on [misaki](https://misaki.thirdculture.diy) so you may request that way to. We also have an instagram alternative as well if you need your grids and scrolling.

We also maintain an [irc](irc/) server for group communication and a [mumble](mumble/) server for voice chat.