[p2p-research] An interview with Michel Bauwens founder of Foundation for P2P Alternatives.

[Kevin Carson]

On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 4:51 AM, marc garrett
<marc.garrett at furtherfield.org> wrote:
> An interview with Michel Bauwens founder of Foundation for P2P Alternatives.
> http://www.furtherfield.org/displayreview.php?review_id=419

Excellent interview.  I'd suggest that Michel's high road and low road
aren't mutually exclusive.  IMO there will be a blend of the two.
Some hierarchies will adopt networklike characteristics,
decentralizing and hardening, in response to crisis, while others
ossify in response to the same crises and become more brittle.  Those
that adapt will survive and become less hierarchical over time until
they gradually dissolve into pure networks.  Meanwhile, individuals
and localities will respond to successive crises by creating resilient
communities.


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