[p2p-research] [p2p energy economy] Worldchanging: Open Intellectual Property as a Sustainability Accelorator

[marc fawzi]

Not if they're renewable with random re-selection of people from a set of
equally qualified members for each node in the hierarchy. How is such a
hierarchy unsustainable?

Having said that, we need to define 'sustainable'

To me "sustainable" means "possible to sustain for a significant, prolonged
period" not "possible to perpetuate"


On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 8:27 PM, Paul B. Hartzog <paulbhartzog at gmail.com>wrote:

> hierarchies are inherently unsustainable
> -p
>
> 2009/3/29 marc fawzi <marc.fawzi at gmail.com>:
> > I think it's great that these memes are being co-created and amplified by
> > the greater whole. I wish I could say the same about the idea of
> "renewable
> > hierarchies" ... It too is very involved in creating a sustainable
> system.
> >
> > Renewable Hierarchies in Action:
> >
> > Right where I live now (within a well run transitional housing program)
> > everyone in the operational hierarchy, which is made up entirely of
> > residents (elected by other residents into various positions), gets to
> stay
> > in their position no more than 3 terms (each term being 8 weeks) and then
> > move on to some other position, but only laterally unless they are voted
> > into the executive committee which is considered a bit higher and has
> some
> > privileges but there stay there is also temporary.
> >
> > The government employs a renewable hierarchy in Congress, Senate and the
> > President 's position.
> >
> > Why then are the private corporations and NGOs made up of non-renewable
> > hierarchies (or ones where people get to stay in their positions and just
> > move up over time gaining more and more power) ?
> >
> > Marc
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 3:43 PM, Ryan Lanham <rlanham1963 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Great little article...
> >>
> >> http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/009666.html
> >>
> >> Ryan Lanham
> >>
> >>
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