Whille we can't expect any single cooperative entity to have a solution for the whole of society, I think it is fair to expect that it at least offers some solidarity for its own members; I copy Tibi so he can answer to this,
Michel On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 9:41 PM, Anna Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > It is interesting to see the link between Sensorica as presented by > Tiberius, and the article sent in by Francine Maestrum. As I understand it, > Sensorica allows people to claim all the value they contribute, including > adjustments for reputation, through a value equation, endorsed by all > participants. Very appealing for those who have something to contribute, > and offers an alternative to the capitalist economy which thrives on > extracting surplus value. > > Francine is wanting to provide for those who for whatever reason can't > contribute as part of that innovative model of production. And perhaps we > should ask - shouldn't that be part of the model? What happens in Sensorica > when there is sickness or accidents? Child care? Elderly relatives? Need a > holiday? Those with disabilities? Perhaps this was mentioned and I missed > it. 'Fairness' is not as simple as an algorithm which rewards on the basis > of contribution. Some may benefit If they remain fit and well. But it seems > pretty precarious if there is no support to fall back on when they are not. > > Calling something a commons doesn't just mean that something is available > to all, it also means making sure that people have the ability to take > advantage of that availability. In this new society we have to find a way > to care for each other to ensure that we don't just reproduce a system > which enables some to prosper, while others suffer. > > Anna > > > On 13 Feb 2015, at 21:45, Orsan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Bob! > > We were discussing manual-mental labour division, thinkers and doers, > economy and politics. I just want to recommend everyone to take time and > look in to Mikorizal and watch the below video, from Tiberius of Sensorica. > > http://mikorizal.org/groups.html > > http://youtu.be/Ixgp8_B9g5A > > Direction of possible fusion between open value networking, open coops, > like fair.coop, multi stakeholder cooperatives and the unionism I have > been promoting bears the potential of overcoming those divisions. we better > get ready for the scaling up of unifying political-economies in form of > polity as well. If Syriza can find a way to facilitate such transformation > it has a chance. Podemos in Spain is closer, though both have some > disadvantages. In case they can envisage and open a path to, some thing can > be called, Internet of Emancipatory Everything we might have a chance to > stand together before both big capitalist class or rising dark Internet of > Everything as the latest stage of capitalism. > > Orsan > > > _______________________________________________ > NetworkedLabour mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.contrast.org/mailman/listinfo/networkedlabour > > _______________________________________________ > NetworkedLabour mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.contrast.org/mailman/listinfo/networkedlabour > > -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://en.wiki.floksociety.org/w/Research_Plan P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/
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