What's Going On?

Why dont our economic and political

systems clearly reflect our common
values?
What are the Commons, what is P2P?
What happens after The End of History"?
Are all P2P initiatives created equal?
What is a Commons Transition and can we
achieve it or is it utopian?

Part 1: The P2P/Commons Movement

The
The
Commons
are
a resource,
the
community
Commons
are
a resource,
the
community
around
it and the
built
around built
it and
the systems
that
systems
sustaining both
sustain
both

Peer to Peer (P2P) is a relational

dynamic, not a technological term
P2P and the Commons are interdependent

Part 2: Capitalism vs Normality

Growth is disastrous for the planet and
obfuscates the issue of redistribution
Cognitive Capitalism: immaterial
abstract value protected through the use
of patents and IP
The scarcity vs abundance confusion
Neoliberalism is losing all its
emotional and intellectual credibility

P2P Value Systems

Profit oriented

Community
Oriented

Centralised

Distributed

Global

Glocal

Part 3: The P2P Jungle

P2P systems are growing exponentially
but they have different architectures
based on underlying value systems
Netarchical Capitalism has a for-profit,
centralised, global orientation
The Sharing Economy mutualises
physical goods but centralises the
platform and profits
Distributed Capitalism has a for-profit,
de-centralised, global orientation

Part 4: The Open Source Circular Economy

P2P systems are only revolutionary when
not driven by shareholder profit
Local initiatives should have a global
outlook to effect systemic change
A globally oriented, for benefit,
distributed economy deals with local
material realities and global needs
P2P economics and P2P politics are
interdependent. They prioritise the real
needs of people and planet

Part 5: A Commons Transition

Scaling up of P2P dynamics in all life
spheres would represent a 3rd way for
social and economic relations
A Commons Transition extrapolates
existing initiatives and projects them
as a viable systemic direction
A new hegemony won't be articulated from
a set of blueprints, but we can increase
the likelihood of its emergence

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