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The Blockchain Socialist
Compeerism: How the Commons can succeed where the Silicon Valley led digital revolution failed
Jun 9, 2024
Dr. Hannes Gerhardt, a geography professor, discusses his concept of compeerism as an alternative to capitalism. Topics include distributed ledgers, limits of capitalism on tech, and transitioning to a commons-oriented economy with blockchain.
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- Commons-based peer production challenges capitalist norms by promoting collaborative digital production for common good.
- Compeerism advocates for an economy centered on the commons, aiming to outcompete capitalist economies by shifting assets and values.
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The Potential Promise and Challenges of the Digital Revolution for a Commons-Based Economy
The digital revolution holds promise for transitioning from scarcity-based to abundance-focused economies through the rise of an information-centric economy. While early hopes envisioned a shift towards an information-based economy leading to abundance, capitalism has encroached on this potential by enclosing digital assets. Enclosure mechanisms like DRM restrict digital abundance, prompting a need for commons-based peer production to challenge capitalistic norms.
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