Conversation

Reading the Interview that Final Straw Radio did with Four Thieves Vinegar Collective in March ‘23.

We’re sharing an interview with Mixael Laufer of the 4 Thieves Vinegar Collective about the group, building scientific competency, bio hacking, authority, intellectual property… oh boy there’s a lot there. Mixael also speaks about some of the projects that 4 Thieves has on offer, including a do it yourself AED setup for defribulation, misoprostol-soaked business cards for self-inducing abortions, instructions for laboratory tools, finding other applications for existing drugs, Long COVID and more.

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“…I often argue that the practice of hacking is an ethical one, that it is this great good in the ethical sphere. The reason for that is that oftentimes systems, for whatever reason, are presented in such a way that they are only for a certain class of person. The practice of hacking, taking something that is designed for a certain purpose and utilizing it in a more creative way, allows for people to solve that problem of classist, gatekeeping through technical means.”

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“Everybody use Sci-hub!”