Michel’s Substack: Fourth Generation Civilization

Michel’s Substack: Fourth Generation Civilization

Industrial Commoning and the Chinese P2P Paradox: What China Owes to Open Models

#BauwensInChina: reflections of a Commons-Oriented Traveler to the Chinese grassroots communities, who are seeking to tackle the meaning crisis amongst Chinese youth.

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Michel Bauwens
Nov 14, 2025
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I have been undertaking a 50 day trip to mainland China, at the invitation of the Uncommons digital nomad network, to discover the P2P and grassroots communities in China. What I am sharing here below are some of my first reflections.

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