On 08/02/2008, Matthias-Christian Ott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alex Hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Again, I have no problem with a gift economy, except for the suggestion > > that it should be "the way" rather than "a way". There are substantial > > problems with gift economies which many academics have written about: > > there's nothing wrong with making money that way, but it's no perfect > > solution. > Do you have some openly accessible academic works that you cite. Maybe > you could sum it up in your own words or so. Because the only thing > that's wrong with such a gift economy with our economical framework is > the consciousness of the people. But as the first artists stop making > art, people will recognise, that it's absolutely necessary to donate. I too would be *most* interested in actual citations to this claimed academic viewpoint, because I'm amazed never to have encountered such a thing ever before. - d. _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
