[p2p-research] Being autonomous, tools for conviviality and DoOcracy was Re: [-empyre-] seeing yourself a prototype - the limits of open source (innovation as manipulation)

[Michel Bauwens]

It is probably useful to see both of these as polarities, and to use
inclusivity as a yardstick, i.e. how far does the acceptance of 'peerage'
extend',

my take is that much depends on the state of consciousness of the individual
and community involved,

I find this graph, which shows how people see and use networks from their
own perspective, useful:

see http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/types-of-connectivity/2006/06/28

these ideas are inspired by integral theory (gebser, wilber, clare graves)
and have been popularized, and somewhat distorted by the don beck branch of
spiral dynamics,

nevertheless, I personally believe these perspectives are 'real', and
insightful, though they can be abused by a hierarchical mindset as well,

if you have time, see also:
http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/what-is-the-internets-mode-of-consciousness/2008/08/07




On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 1:59 AM, Andy Robinson <ldxar1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> A quick question from my end:
>
> Why do networks sometimes take active forms and sometimes reactive forms?
>
> By reactive forms, I mean situations where a network has horizontal,
> autonomous connections within itself, but the entire network is constructed
> antagonistically towards an out-group or 'other', defined in classical
> transcendental terms.  Networks based on religious or ethnic identities are
> particularly prone to have this characteristic.  Something like the salafi
> network, or certain organised crime gangs, are indistinguishable from
> autonomous networks except through the point of
> definition-through-exclusion.
>
> The clues I have picked up already, are that networks turn reactive when
> there is external closure, and active in enabling contexts; that networks
> turn reactive where participants retain hierarchical psychological or
> ideological frames; and that there is some relationship between reactive
> networks and disidentification with the openness to flows implicit in
> network models.  But I have the sense some part of the puzzle is still
> missing.
>
> bw
> Andy
>
>
>


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