[p2p-research] Fwd: Launch of Abundance: The Journal of Post-Scarcity Studies, preliminary plans
Michel Bauwens
michelsub2004 at gmail.com
Tue Feb 3 09:21:25 CET 2009
yes it was Paola, I took it with me here in bkk,
if you look for a job in bkk, let me know, DPU is nice,
Michel
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 5:49 PM, <paola.dimaio at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>> Comments »<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/roberto-verzola-finite-demand-makes-relative-abundance-possible/2009/01/31#respond>
>> 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>,
>> P2P Theory <http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/category/p2p-theory> | Edit<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=2117>| No
>> 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 Theory <http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/category/p2p-theory> | Edit<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=2111>| No
>> Comments »<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/the-war-against-abundance-in-the-physical-world-2-towards-policies-for-abundance/2008/11/16#respond>
>> 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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The P2P Foundation researches, documents and promotes peer to peer
alternatives.
Wiki and Encyclopedia, at http://p2pfoundation.net; Blog, at
http://blog.p2pfoundation.net; Newsletter, at
http://integralvisioning.org/index.php?topic=p2p
Basic essay at http://www.ctheory.net/articles.aspx?id=499; interview at
http://poynder.blogspot.com/2006/09/p2p-very-core-of-world-to-come.html
BEST VIDEO ON P2P:
http://video.google.com.au/videoplay?docid=4549818267592301968&hl=en-AU
KEEP UP TO DATE through our Delicious tags at http://del.icio.us/mbauwens
The work of the P2P Foundation is supported by SHIFTN,
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