8Petros [humanity is teamwork]_ on Nostr: Dave Lane 🇳🇿 As an anarchist (of sorts), I agree with your diagnosis, even if I ...
Dave Lane 🇳🇿 (npub19h0…k428) As an anarchist (of sorts), I agree with your diagnosis, even if I extend it beyond the scope of public corpos. What I am focused on, is imagining alternative ways to organize social effort, thus giving people other options, beyond false dichotomy of a sarariman vs freelancer/sole trader.
I speak from the perspective and experience of Poland, which, among several other countries, has been recently colonised by the capitalist civilisation. Together with appalling legacy of the previous regime, we live - socially speaking - on a scorched earth, where almost no realm can be found, beyond those of political or economic concentrated power.
One of such realms can be built around the commons - not just common resources, as the classic narrative goes, but also around common needs. This is the job for cooperatives of all shapes, sizes and colors. And the only obstacle is human mindset.
Now, there is a group of people who already rejected (or have been rejected by) capitalism. Dropouts, loosers, neuroatypicals, queers, punks, anarchists, have-nots and the marginalised. They are the test pilots for the solidarity economy, to prove and normalize it - before those relatively well-off (and much more scared of change) may start joining the trend.
On my minuscule scale I am now building a proof-of-concept of such initiative here. If anybody is willing to talk about this approach, I will be happy to participate.
Why and for whom this Artel exists ?
I speak from the perspective and experience of Poland, which, among several other countries, has been recently colonised by the capitalist civilisation. Together with appalling legacy of the previous regime, we live - socially speaking - on a scorched earth, where almost no realm can be found, beyond those of political or economic concentrated power.
One of such realms can be built around the commons - not just common resources, as the classic narrative goes, but also around common needs. This is the job for cooperatives of all shapes, sizes and colors. And the only obstacle is human mindset.
Now, there is a group of people who already rejected (or have been rejected by) capitalism. Dropouts, loosers, neuroatypicals, queers, punks, anarchists, have-nots and the marginalised. They are the test pilots for the solidarity economy, to prove and normalize it - before those relatively well-off (and much more scared of change) may start joining the trend.
On my minuscule scale I am now building a proof-of-concept of such initiative here. If anybody is willing to talk about this approach, I will be happy to participate.
Why and for whom this Artel exists ?