Michel’s Substack: Fourth Generation Civilization

Michel’s Substack: Fourth Generation Civilization

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Michel’s Substack: Fourth Generation Civilization
Michel’s Substack: Fourth Generation Civilization
What would a commons-centric society or civilization look like ? (Ethical Economy + Partner State + Commons)

What would a commons-centric society or civilization look like ? (Ethical Economy + Partner State + Commons)

Adding the commons institutions to the mix: Transforming societies from a national bi-institutional format (market+state) to a cosmo-local tri-institutional format (market-state + commons).

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This article, a adaptation from an earlier article written in 2014 (see at bottom for the source) has two parts. 

In the first part, I analyze the ‘value crisis’ that results from the emergence of digital networks that get most of their ‘use value’ from billions of contributions, yet can only marginally generate income to get paid for their labor. I the…

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