[p2p-research] The problems of debt

[Ryan Lanham]

If I could find a world where people are responsive to demand, but committed
to share, I'd be very happy.  On the one hand I find capitalists who espouse
selfishness.  On the other, I find socialists who are usually free riders.
Utopian artisan colonies probably have come closest.  Universities are
vaguely workable...though, of late, free riding has become dominant.  As
soon as I hear that people don't concern themselves with value creation, I
start walking for the door.  If someone doesn't want to pay or trade for it,
it wasn't useful(.)  Philanthropy is of course paying for something that
benefits others.

R.

On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Dante-Gabryell Monson <
dante.monson at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 6:29 PM, Ryan Lanham <rlanham1963 at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> That makes sense, as an operating system is, a software machine.
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> exactly. I was meant to start my reply with "yes Ryan! a machine! :)"
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>> I see where you are headed on open versus coercive...it is an interesting
>> line.  Enabling is the key.  The idea must be that people receive more value
>> by sharing than not.
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>> The further I go, the more I realize the only possible system (not the one
>> most desired) is markets.  Whether markets can function in a post-capitalism
>> world (a world without debt driven growth) is indeed an interesting
>> question.
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> YES ! I can agree, Absolutely !
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> Including...
> A MARKET MADE OUT OF DONATIONS :))) ... ( where we choose which
> interdependencies to participate in or not - based on transparency )
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> facilitating a transfer of resources into "communal sharing" relational
> dynamics.
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