[p2p-research] Is peer production a real mode of production?

[Patrick Anderson]

> Michel Bauwens wrote:
>> A mode of production classically is viewed as
>> ...
>> how exactly we produce what we need to live by
>> transforming nature into human-usable products


Kevin Carson wrote:
> So are you arguing that to qualify as a mode of production peer
> production must generate value, in the sense of exchange value or
> purchasing power?


Hi all,

Hope I can add without distracting...

Reading Michel's definition for "Mode of Production"
made me think of *physical* things such as food and
shelter and how we do not yet know how to recover
the costs of their production in a P2P manner.

Is that part of what you are saying Michel?


If so, then maybe "Use Value" (the product itself) is
of more importance than "Exchange Value" (profit)
when attempting P2P production in the physical
realm?