friends, I just wrote a post challenging the apologists of capitalism, which ends with this sentence: "It makes me wonder, whether the capitalist market can be replaced with a commons-based one?"
It would be supercool if you'd comment on it here <https://www.facebook.com/groups/enliveningedge/permalink/1811437969174236/?comment_id=1813269962324370&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D> . george George Pór Director, CommunityIntelligence Ltd Founder of Enlivening Edge <http://www.enliveningedge.org/>: News from Next-Stage Organizations researcher in collective intelligence and wisdom seasoned practitioner of evolutionary mentoring <http://community-intelligence.com/integral-mentoring/> and learning partner to leaders and changemakers in business, government and civil society Email: [email protected] Mobile: +44 7780 181 865 <07780%20181865> Skype: georgepor LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/georgepor Twitter: @Technoshaman <https://twitter.com/technoshaman> Web: *http://www.community-intelligence.com/?q=george-por <http://www.community-intelligence.com/?q=george-por>* Blog: http://blogofcollectiveintelligence.com On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 10:32 PM, Michel Bauwens <[email protected]> wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Krystian Woznicki via Commoning <[email protected] > institut.org> > Date: Fri, May 5, 2017 at 3:55 PM > Subject: [commoning] DIGITAL CAPITALISM AND UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME > To: [email protected] > > > Hi, > > in May the Berliner Gazette will spread some friendly fire in Berlin and > Brasov (Romania). In both cases our interventions will take place at the > intersection of the digital revolution and socio-political struggles. > > In this posting allow me to draw your attention to the Berlin gig, which > will take place in the context of the re:publica, which is "one of the > largest and most exciting conferences about digital culture in the > world". If you happen to be in Berlin on May 9, 2017, please visit our > panel DIGITAL CAPITALISM AND UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME at the re:publica. > It will take place at 6:45 p.m. > > DIGITAL CAPITALISM AND UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME > > Short thesis: The idea of a universal basic income (UBI) is moving > beyond its "leftist utopia" status: According to Deutsche Telekom CEO > Florian Höttges, digitalization will make the middle class of knowledge > workers unemployed and UBI seems to be the only 'show in town' capable > to save us. In his international bestseller "Post-Capitalism" Paul Mason > even suggests that basic income will be the social welfare system of the > 21st century. But there is also reason for doubt: Isn't the UBI a > neoliberal strategy to make us all poorer in the end? > > Description: This panel discussion will trace the development of the > concept of the UBI from "a liberal idea of emancipation from the > necessity to work" to "the conservative dream of an ultimate > deregulation tool". To discuss why the UBI is being today propagated as > a lifesaver for the middle class of knowledge workers whose jobs are > under threat from algorithms, the panel will bring together three > contrasting positions: Dmytri Kleiner (Telekommunisten.net) will talk > about the idea of the UBI as a neoliberal plot; Meera Zaremba > (MeinGrundeinkommen.de) will introduce a hands-on approach; and Timo > Daum (DasFilter.com) will problematize the role of UBI in digital > capitalism. The panel will be moderated by Magdalena Taube > (BerlinerGazette.de). > > The panel discussion is a collaboration with Berliner Gazette > (http://berlinergazette.de). The independent online newspaper has > published a series of controversial articles on the idea of the UBI (in > German) including statements by the three panelists: Dmytri Kleiner > (read here > <http://berlinergazette.de/bedingungsloses-grundeinkommen- > als-neoliberale-idee>), > Timo Daum (read here > <http://berlinergazette.de/bedingungsloses-grundeinkommen- > und-digitaler-kapitalismus>) > and Meera Zaremba (read here > <http://berlinergazette.de/update-sozialstaat-grundeinkommen>). > > Here more info about the re:publica: https://re-publica.com > > Soon more about friendly fire in Brasov, > stay tuned, > > Krystian > > -- > -------------------------------------------------------------- > BG BOOK OUT NOW: AFTER THE PLANES > http://diamondpaper.net/title_25 > -------------------------------------------------------------- > SIGNALS. An Exhibition of the Snowden Files – in Art, Media and Archives > Curated by Magdalena Taube and Krystian Woznicki (BG) > DIAMONDPAPER Studio | Köpenicker Straße 96, Berlin | September 12-26 > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Failed Citizens or Failed States? > Friendly Fire | BG Annual Conference 2017 > ZK/U | Siemensstraße 27-49, Berlin| November 2-4 > -------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > Commoning mailing list > Commons-Institut e.V. 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