[p2p-research] Fwd: Launch of Abundance: The Journal of Post-Scarcity Studies, preliminary plans

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Michel
was 'abundance' the title of the book by Feyeraband that I was hoping to
borrow from you?

On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>wrote:

> For Roberto Verzola, see
> http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/?s=Abundance+Verzola*, it is best seen as a
> continuum*
>
> The key is to distinguish the different fields where this continuum
> expresses itself differently,
>
> Verzola's work is very important to recognize such distinctions
>
> see
>
> Roberto Verzola: Finite demand makes relative abundance possible<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/roberto-verzola-finite-demand-makes-relative-abundance-possible/2009/01/31>
>
> Posted on Saturday, January 31st, 2009
>
> A very important contribution to abundance theory by Roberto Verzola:
> "It is almost by definition that economists predominantly focus on
> scarcity, when they define economics as the study of "the most efficient
> ways to allocate scarce resources to meet infinite human wants". If, indeed,
> people had infinite wants, then not even all the resources of this […]
>
> Read the rest of this post...<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/roberto-verzola-finite-demand-makes-relative-abundance-possible/2009/01/31>
>
> Posted in P2P Economics<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/category/p2p-economics>,
> P2P Theory <http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/category/p2p-theory> | Edit<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=2374>| No
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>  From Gain Maximization to Risk Minimization<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/from-gain-maximization-to-risk-minimization/2008/12/03>
>
> Posted on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
>
> Under conditions of abundance, the ideal economic agent is not the gain
> maximizer competing for self interest and incidentally making markets
> efficient, but the risk minimizer cooperating with others to intentionally
> make their common resources more reliable.
> Roberto Verzola makes this very interesting distinction in economic
> governance modes in his important essay on "Undermining Abundance".
> He […]
>
> Read the rest of this post...<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/from-gain-maximization-to-risk-minimization/2008/12/03>
>
> Posted in P2P Commons <http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/category/p2p-commons>,
> P2P Economics <http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/category/p2p-economics>, P2P
> Governance <http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/category/p2p-governance> | Edit<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=2168>| 1
> Comment »<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/from-gain-maximization-to-risk-minimization/2008/12/03#comments>
>  Abundance as a field of study (2): a typology<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/abundance-as-a-field-of-study-2-a-typology/2008/11/22>
>
> Posted on Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
>
> We continue our presentation of Roberto Verzola's essay, 'Studying
> Abundance'.
> Following yesterday's explanation of the different aspects of abundance,
> Roberto now formulates a typology distinguishes five different kinds of
> abunance.
> Roberto Verzola:
> "Taking into account these various ways of classifying abundance, we
> suggest the following tentative classification to highlight the differences
> among the various types. The first three, […]
>
> Read the rest of this post...<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/abundance-as-a-field-of-study-2-a-typology/2008/11/22>
>
> Posted in P2P Economics<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/category/p2p-economics>,
> P2P Theory <http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/category/p2p-theory> | Edit<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=2118>| No
> Comments »<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/abundance-as-a-field-of-study-2-a-typology/2008/11/22#respond>
>  Abundance as a field of study (1)<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/abundance-as-a-field-of-study-1/2008/11/21>
>
> Posted on Friday, November 21st, 2008
>
> We discussed a major essay by Robert Verzola, in which he outlined the 'war
> against abundance in the physical world', in two parts on the 15th and the
> 16th.
> This was in fact his second essay on the topic, as explained here.
> His third essay is a draft on 'Studying Abundance', and an explicit
> critique of an […]
>
> Read the rest of this post...<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/abundance-as-a-field-of-study-1/2008/11/21>
>
> Posted in P2P Economics<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/category/p2p-economics>,
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> Comments »<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/abundance-as-a-field-of-study-1/2008/11/21#respond>
>  The war against abundance in the physical world (2): towards policies for
> abundance<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/the-war-against-abundance-in-the-physical-world-2-towards-policies-for-abundance/2008/11/16>
>
> Posted on Sunday, November 16th, 2008
>
> We continue the presentation of the very important essay by Robert Verzola.
> This time, excerpts of what he has to say about a positive policy geared
> towards producing positive feedback loops of abundance.
> Roberto Verzola:
> 1. Marshalling the abundance of nature
> "Creating abundance is a matter of reproducing a good over and over again,
> until more than enough is […]
>
> Read the rest of this post...<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/the-war-against-abundance-in-the-physical-world-2-towards-policies-for-abundance/2008/11/16>
>
> Posted in P2P Commons <http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/category/p2p-commons>,
> P2P Economics <http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/category/p2p-economics>, P2P
> Public Policy <http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/category/p2p-public-policy>, P2P
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>  The war against abundance in the physical world (1)<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/the-war-against-abundance-in-the-physical-world-1/2008/11/15>
>
> Posted on Saturday, November 15th, 2008
>
> 1. Introduction
> Most people would assume that the digital commons is naturally abundant
> (even though it does take a physical infrastructure to maintain), but that
> natural and processed material goods are 'naturally' rival and scarce. We
> intuit and know that a market-based and for-profit based system is
> necessarily interested in maintaining scarcity, but it may not […]
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Martien van Steenbergen <
> Martien at aardrock.com> wrote:
>
>> should we be careful of not flip-flopping from scarcity to abundance
>> thinking and doing. i.e. should balance the two in a harmonious way? yin
>> yang? chaordic?
>> On 2 Feb 2009, at 08:27 , Michel Bauwens wrote:
>>
>> a great and timely, sorely needed initiative,
>>
>> Michel
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Joseph Jackson <joseph.jackson at gmail.com>
>> Date: Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 11:35 AM
>> Subject: Launch of Abundance: The Journal of Post-Scarcity Studies,
>> preliminary plans
>>
>>
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/post-scarcity-agalmics-journal-launch
>>
>>
>> Dear all, you are receiving this because of the important thinking and
>> writing you are already doing on the critical challenge of our time, the
>> transition from scarcity based economics to a new Abundance paradigm.
>>
>>
>> As the pace of technological change continues to accelerate and old
>> institutions crumble seemingly over night, I think we all share the
>> conviction that a radically better world is not only possible, but necessary
>> (although it is hardly inevitable).
>>
>>
>> The idea of "post-scarcity," "resource-based," or "thermoeconomics," has
>> been around since at least the 1960s (with some references in the 1920s).
>> Additionally, heterodox economics such as the views of Henry George, GK
>> Chesterton, or the anarchist/mutualist/decentralist tradition ( Proudhon,
>> Kropotkin, Benjamin Tucker, Schumacher, Illich) has an even longer history
>> and is very relevant to the challenges facing us in the early 21stcentury.
>> The most significant development of recent times has been the rise of Free
>> and Open Source Software, followed by infant attempts to extend this model
>> into other realms beyond IT.  Michel Bauwens, the most prolific observer
>> of these trends, has dubbed the phenomenon P2P, and argues convincingly that
>> P2P organization constitutes the next phase of human evolution.
>>
>>
>> My friends, it is time to establish Abundance as a field of study.  I had
>> been thinking along these lines for quite some time before the 2008 collapse
>> and as it has unfolded, I've monitored a surge of activity on the web,
>> including this call to action by Roberto Verzola:
>> http://rverzola.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/studying-abundance-1.pdf
>>
>>
>>
>> Our task is dauntingly difficult, as most of humanity has slumbered in a
>> scarcity stupor for so long they cannot be easily awakened.  The goal is
>> ambitious:  From 2009-2010 to lay out the central concepts and
>> theoretical foundations of Abundance Studies.
>>
>>
>> Establishing a journal is a way to focus our intellectual efforts, build a
>> "brand" and create a home for this new field.  So many of you are already
>> writing on this topic, wouldn't it be nice to have to have an outlet for
>> your "finished" product?  To explain, this will not be a typical journal,
>> which imposes artificial scarcity through editorial decisions.  If you
>> want to be published—you will get published (eventually).
>>
>>
>> The journal is intended to function in conjunction with a community
>> site/portal/carnival blog/clearinghouse for Post Scarcity Theory.
>>
>>
>> There will be  3 components; a wiki founded by Charles Collis in 2005 and
>> which he has graciously volunteered.  2) the Community Site (details to
>> be decided)  3) The actual journal.
>>
>>
>> During the first year, the main site is intended to host discussion around
>> the specific topics covered in the forthcoming issue of the journal.  We
>> will announce the topic along with a deadline for submission.  As a
>> participant, you will hone your ideas with your peers and when you feel you
>> have a complete article (8-30 pages); submit it before the deadline and look
>> forward to it being published in the issue.  If you don't finish in time
>> (maybe you procrastinate like me)—it is no big deal.  The journal
>> functions mainly as a pacing device.  You can always submit later for
>> another issue (storage space is basically infinite)!
>>
>>
>> The idea is that we create an "event" for ourselves; boosting motivation
>> by giving ourselves something to look forward to.  It also keeps us
>> moving toward the goal of laying out at least a first draft overview of the
>> Post-Scarcity field during this first year.
>>
>>
>> There will be less structure imposed after the year is up, and ideally,
>> the journal and site will acquire momentum and issues can proceed on perhaps
>> a quarterly basis.
>>
>>
>> For those who are interested, I think a next step might be a Post Scarcity
>> Text Book, building on the content generated in the Journal's first year.
>> Another offshoot might be an intensive RoadMap to Post Scarcity.  Various
>> Roadmaps (for Nanotech, Open Manufacturing) have already been done, so this
>> might serve as a meta-map.  Other projects are bound to be generated.  For
>> example, I've been thinking about a board game based on Anti-Monopoly (look
>> up this fantastic story) to teach the concepts of the Commons, Peer
>> Production, and Abundance.  http://freedomofscience.org/?page_id=21
>>
>>
>> Marc Fawzi, who is working on an energy-backed currency model, also wants
>> to make a game to simulate his concept.  I've contacted some folks with
>> game design experience in this email and hopefully we will attract more.
>>
>>
>>
>> To clarify:  there are lots of groups already working peripherally on
>> Post Scarcity.  The topic is kicking around the P2P Ning group, the DIY
>> biology google group and the Open Manufacturing google group.
>>
>>
>> I am not trying to poach everyone from these groups (though there will be
>> overlap).  Nor is the site/journal intended to duplicate the work that is
>> already being done.  I am trying to focus "meta-level" discussion to
>> construct the theoretical framework within which these more applied and
>> (often highly technical) efforts will proceed.
>>
>>
>> Although I am inviting you all to a google group, it is temporary and only
>> for discussion of the launch of the main site.  I'm already on too many
>> mailing lists and we need a site where everything is publicly visible so you
>> don't have to join or for that matter go searching through tons of threads.
>> Email updates from a list soon become annoying also.  Many details are to
>> be decided about what will work best.
>>
>>
>>
>> During the first year, your core, founding team is
>>
>>
>> Bryan Bishop, coder at large, builder/maintainer of community portal
>>
>> Charles Collis (wiki)
>>
>> Joseph Jackson (lead coordinator of journal topics/troubleshooting)
>>
>> Edward Miller, helping Bryan with miscellaneous maintenance of community
>> site, etc
>>
>>
>>
>> You are all expected to self-select and participate as much or as little
>> as you like.  I hope that a sufficient number of you will register with
>> the main site as contributing bloggers and post or even just cross post on a
>> semi-regular basis.  I already have in mind article contributions from a
>> number of you for particular issues of the journal.
>>
>>
>> Usually, I'm all for Democracy, but we can't debate everything.  So, as a
>> dictatorial decision, I considered Agalmics:  the Journal of
>> Post-Scarcity Economics, but the Agalmics term is a bit tricky for the
>> tongue.  Thus, the title is
>>
>>
>> Abundance:  The Journal of Post-Scarcity Studies
>>
>>
>> The domain name for the main site is abundanceorannihilation.org  I think
>> this encapsulates the options nicely and besides I'm already working a book
>> by that title so if for some reason you all object, I'll use it anyway.
>> Post-Scarcity.org redirects to Charle's Wiki.
>> http://www.adciv.org/Main_Page
>>
>>
>>
>> Here is a list of initial interested parties I have identified.  Undoubtedly,
>> I've left out many so pass this on to anyone else you know of.  I've
>> spoken to most of you about this project but I've indicated where I lack
>> contact info.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Shay David, founder  Kaltura
>>
>>
>> Roberto Verzola
>> http://rverzola.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/studying-abundance-1.pdf
>>
>>
>>  Matt Pearson  zenbullets.com <website at zenbullets.com>
>>
>>
>> Matt Arnold, organizer, Penguicon,
>>
>>
>> Michel Bauwens P2P foundation
>>
>>
>> Bryan Burns
>>
>>
>> Michael H. Goldhaber       Attention Economy
>>
>>
>> Douglas Rushkoff
>>
>>
>>  Paul Hartzog  contact via P2P foundation
>>
>>
>> James Hughes
>>
>>
>> Eric Hunting  contact via Michel Bauwens
>>
>>
>> Paul Fernhout
>>
>>
>> Michael Silverton
>> http://michael.silverton.palo-alto.ca.us/packets/?paged=2
>>
>>
>> RU Sirius  contact needed
>>
>>
>>  Bruce Sterling
>>
>>
>> Vernor Vinge        Not sure of current contact, use FOO camp
>> Christopher J. Fearnley   Buckminster Fuller FAQ
>>
>> Charles Eisenstein Ascent of Humanity, Reality Sandwich.
>>
>>
>> Chris Anderson
>>
>>
>> Melanie Swan
>>
>>
>> Kevin Kelley
>>
>>
>> James Albus  People's Capitalism
>>
>>
>> Wade Frazier   no contact but maintains the interesting site
>> http://www.ahealedplanet.net/abund.htm
>>
>>
>>
>> Marc Fawzi
>>
>>
>> Phil Bowermaster  the Speculist
>>
>>
>> Marshall Brain
>>
>>
>> Kevin Carson  Mutualist.org
>>
>>
>> Neil Gershenfeld
>>
>>
>>  Robert Grudin
>>
>>
>> Pat Kane  Play Ethic
>>
>>
>> Steve Burgess, Center for Responsible Nanotechnology      <steve at burgessforensics.com>
>>
>>
>> Bob Black, Abolition of Work, no contact details
>>
>>
>> Paul Pilzer, no direct contact info, interesting perspective although not
>> sure if he is a good fit.
>>
>>
>> Christopher Travis  cktravis at sentientarchitecture....<cktravis at sentientarchitecture.com>
>>
>>
>> Umair Haque  Unsure of updated email contact
>>
>>
>> Eric Hunting     Contact via Michel
>>
>>
>> Corey Doctorow
>>
>>
>> Charles Stross
>>
>>
>> Neal Stephenson  don't have direct contact, using FOO camp mailing list
>>
>>
>> Iain M Banks      no direct contact
>>
>>
>> Nathan Cravens
>>
>>
>> Jonathan Walther,  Reactor-Core.org
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Rodney Shakespeare  BinaryEconomics.net     no direct contact
>>
>> Robert Ashford   <rhashford at aol.com>
>>
>>
>> Peter Barnes Capitalism 3.0  contact needed
>>
>>
>> Adam Ardverson Ethical Economy contact via Michel Bauwens
>>
>>
>> Mike Masnik     Tech Dirt
>> http://techliberation.com/2007/01/19/masnick-on-post-scarcity-economics/
>> contact needed
>>
>>
>> Fleming Funch contact needed
>>
>>
>> http://www.newciv.org/
>>
>>
>> Bart klein Ikink  NaturalMoney.org    contact needed
>>
>>
>>  Steve Omohundra
>>
>>
>> Alvin Toffler  contact via Kurzweil about contribution to special issue.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hans Moravec
>>
>>
>> Patrick Anderson **
>>
>>
>> Chris Cook    contact needed, use P2P foundation/group
>>
>>
>> Ron Long
>>
>>
>> Below is a speculative list of topics.  Also some rambling half baked
>> thoughts
>>
>>
>> Abundance  Vol I, Issue 1
>>
>>
>> Historical overview of post scarcity thought and notable initiatives.  Thoughts
>> on why the early 21st century offers a realistic shot because of cheap,
>> networked technology.  Personal stories and testimonial from our
>> contributors on how they became interested in Post Scarcity.
>>
>>
>> Vol I  Issue 2
>>
>> The Theory of Value
>>
>>
>> Economics has no coherent Theory of Value and we must solve this problem
>> if we are to establish the field of Abundance.  The Labor Theory of Value
>> has advantages in that it is objective and normative—it states that price
>> should tend toward the cost of production; it also allows us to determine
>> what constitutes equitable exchange.  Unfortunately, the LTV does not
>> acknowledge that the amount of labor embodied in products is constantly
>> diminishing with the advance of automation and improvements in capital.  Marginal
>> Utility Theory was held to be the replacement for the Labor Theory of Value
>> but this type of utilitarianism is ultimately subjective and can't provide a
>> sane basis for economics.  In this approach, all that matters is
>> satisfying an agent's subjective preference.  But people might prefer
>> anything at all ( in the case of preference adaptation a person who is used
>> to being abused or deprived—starving—actually adjusts to this condition).
>> Preference satisfaction alone can't serve as the basis for well-being—an
>> agent can easily prefer things that are objectively bad for him. See Amartya
>> Sen-the Capabilities approach to measure agent's welfare in terms of the
>> intrinsically valuable doings/beings he has the capability to achieve.
>>
>>
>> Binary Economics (Kelso/Adler) put forth after the great depression,
>> advocated a new concept of "productiveness" in which Capital was
>> conceptualized as autonomously doing work.
>>
>>
>> I propose a theory tentatively dubbed the Automation/Technological Theory
>> of Value.  All economic value starts with a Gift, the sun, thus there
>> really is such a thing as a free lunch, provided we intelligently use
>> technology to satisfy needs.  Man simply uses his mind to harness energy
>> to do work.  Rather than a labor theory of value, a "play" theory is more
>> appropriate, as all advances in standard of living come from using
>> technology to always do more with less.
>>
>>
>> Vol I  Issue 3
>>
>>
>> Property
>>
>>
>> Since the theory of value is such a mess, it is no wonder the notion of
>> property is confused as well.  Proudhon famously declared that property
>> is theft, distinguishing the concept of possession (occupancy and use of
>> land/means of production but no absentee ownership).   Following this
>> line, I think the phrase Property is Use gets at the core idea behind
>> property rights—these rights to use a resource come with a responsibility to
>> act as a steward and to use the resource in *actual production*.  Seen in
>> this light, the idea of Intellectual Property (a term that collapses
>> distinct legal regimes of copyright, trademark, and patent, and should never
>> have been adopted) is revealed to be rubbish.  So called, "IP" is not
>> property at all, but merely a negative right to exclude.  At least with
>> copyright, the author nominally owns his own words/expression, but even here
>> artists have been sued for copying themselves!!  See the case of John
>> Fogerty—being sued by his record company for being too similar to himself in
>> the song *Run Through the Jungle*! Even more harmful than copyright,
>> today's patent system is a total failure as a property system—it benefits
>> neither the public, nor inventors—serving only lawyers and corporations who
>> can amass the largest portfolio.  A patent is not a right to do
>> anything—2 parties may find themselves at a standoff with neither able to
>> practice an invention because of overlapping blocking claims.  Boundaries
>> are impossible to determine, leading to endless, costly litigation.  Worst
>> of all, independent invention is no defense, so I might happen upon my own
>> solution to a problem only to be blocked by an existing patent owner or a
>> troll who never had any intention of practicing the invention.  Even if
>> my approach is different, the doctrine of equivalents still allows the
>> existing patent to block me.
>>
>>
>> A unified theory of property for both physical and intellectual resources
>> is possible if we return to the central idea of use.
>>
>>
>> Patrick Anderson's User-Owner Theory  is ideal for this issue.  Also see
>> Chris Cook's Open Capitalist Project, which promotes the idea of trusts (see
>> Islamic finance) as a solution to a debt-based system of mortgage-slavery.
>>
>>
>> The Commons is also a critical idea*.  Space as Commons* is a theme worth
>> exploring, perhaps in its own issue.  Space is the ultimate Commons, and
>> following the frontier gold rush model by staking claims on the moon, etc,
>> might not be in humanity's best interests, no matter how rich it makes the
>> lucky first mover entrepreneurs.  Today, the baby field of private space
>> entrepreneurship is an exclusive billionaire's club.  Leading advocates
>> espouse a sort of hyper-capitalist rhetoric that seems grossly out of touch
>> with the most recent events.  Our property system on earth can hardly be
>> said to have been a success; transposing it to the heavens will surely have
>> a hellish result.  It might be time to rethink that Asteroid Mining
>> business plan you just submitted at the last invite only Space Cadet Summit.
>>
>>
>>
>> Vol II  Issue 1
>>
>>
>> Money
>>
>>
>> Money is a tool, a technology, nothing less, nothing more.  Today, it is
>> a very poorly designed and implemented technology.  The Social Currency
>> or "Open Source Currency" movement is slowly gathering steam as groups
>> worldwide implement LETS and other local or complementary currency systems.
>> This topic is enormous so the issue will feature summaries of the history
>> of money as it has been implemented and an introduction to notable emerging
>> alternatives.
>>
>>
>>
>> Vol II  Issue 2
>>
>>
>> Attention/Reputation
>>
>>
>> The field of Attention and Reputation Economics is likely to become its
>> own sub-discipline within Post Scarcity.  This issue will consider the
>> key difference between attention/reputation and other forms of currency.
>> Is attention truly scarce?   Today's crude reputation metrics and
>> attention filters (Digg, Amazon, Ebay) are primitive and there are many very
>> technical aspects to consider.  We urgently need to get started if we are
>> to have any hope of coping with the information overload that will accompany
>> LifeLogging and ubiquitous embedded computing.  LifeLogging is
>> potentially the most socially disruptive technology imaginable, and unlike
>> Drexlerian Nanotech—all the enabling technologies are already here.  Once
>> lifelogging begins, I anticipate a hard takeoff to a "Sociological
>> Singularity" within a decade as "omniveillance" is the only stable endpoint.
>> A Bill of LifeLogger User Rights and a new Social Compact are required if
>> we are to use lifelogging's potential to enhance sociability rather than
>> degenerate further into a "reality TV" based society.  See Doctorow's,
>> Whuffie, DotMK.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Vol II Issue 3
>>
>>
>>
>> Robotics/Basic Income
>>
>>
>> Revisiting the theme of Automation from our issue on the theory of value,
>> this issue anticipates the robotics revolution.  James Albus' People's
>> Capitalism,  Marshall Brain's various scenarios, Moravec—let's check in
>> on these ideas that have been floating around for several decades and see
>> where we stand.  The Basic Income may fit here also.
>>
>>
>> Vol III Issue 1
>>
>>
>>
>> Nanotechnology/FAB manufacturing/Open Manufacturing/Energy
>>
>>
>> Lot of overlapping themes here and we can splice these into separate
>> issues.
>>
>>
>> The overall theme here is the transition to radically decentralized
>> production.  See Carson's new book, Mutualist Theory of Organization.
>>
>>
>> Rather than technical considerations (though obviously the tech details
>> matter) the focus is on the structural aspects—how to avoid a Microsoft of
>> Molecular Manufacturing, discussion of relevant fiction, eg, *The Diamond
>> Age*.
>>
>>
>>
>> Vol III Issue 2
>>
>>
>> Ethics and Economics of AI
>>
>>
>> If we don't implement Post Scarcity Values before the birth of GAI, we may
>> be in big trouble.
>>
>>
>> Vol III  Issue 3
>>
>>
>> Economics of Virtual Worlds
>>
>>
>> Science Fiction:  we might do a "best of" issue summarizing post scarcity
>> fiction.  Obviously, Sci Fi is a vast source of post-scarcity speculation
>> and any of the above issues could feature one or more "lit reviews" of sci
>> fi relevant to the topic of that issue.
>>
>> VR is obviously poised to become an ever greater part of the economy.  Are
>> we doomed to repeat past mistakes in this new setting or can we avoid
>> imposing artificial scarcity?  Discussion of contemporary examples,
>> business models, and property regimes.
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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