---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Krystian Woznicki via Commoning <[email protected]> Date: Fri, May 5, 2017 at 3:55 PM Subject: [commoning] DIGITAL CAPITALISM AND UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME To: [email protected] Hi, in May the Berliner Gazette will spread some friendly fire in Berlin and Brasov (Romania). In both cases our interventions will take place at the intersection of the digital revolution and socio-political struggles. In this posting allow me to draw your attention to the Berlin gig, which will take place in the context of the re:publica, which is "one of the largest and most exciting conferences about digital culture in the world". If you happen to be in Berlin on May 9, 2017, please visit our panel DIGITAL CAPITALISM AND UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME at the re:publica. It will take place at 6:45 p.m. DIGITAL CAPITALISM AND UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME Short thesis: The idea of a universal basic income (UBI) is moving beyond its "leftist utopia" status: According to Deutsche Telekom CEO Florian Höttges, digitalization will make the middle class of knowledge workers unemployed and UBI seems to be the only 'show in town' capable to save us. In his international bestseller "Post-Capitalism" Paul Mason even suggests that basic income will be the social welfare system of the 21st century. But there is also reason for doubt: Isn't the UBI a neoliberal strategy to make us all poorer in the end? Description: This panel discussion will trace the development of the concept of the UBI from "a liberal idea of emancipation from the necessity to work" to "the conservative dream of an ultimate deregulation tool". To discuss why the UBI is being today propagated as a lifesaver for the middle class of knowledge workers whose jobs are under threat from algorithms, the panel will bring together three contrasting positions: Dmytri Kleiner (Telekommunisten.net) will talk about the idea of the UBI as a neoliberal plot; Meera Zaremba (MeinGrundeinkommen.de) will introduce a hands-on approach; and Timo Daum (DasFilter.com) will problematize the role of UBI in digital capitalism. The panel will be moderated by Magdalena Taube (BerlinerGazette.de). The panel discussion is a collaboration with Berliner Gazette (http://berlinergazette.de). The independent online newspaper has published a series of controversial articles on the idea of the UBI (in German) including statements by the three panelists: Dmytri Kleiner (read here <http://berlinergazette.de/bedingungsloses-grundeinkommen-als- neoliberale-idee>), Timo Daum (read here <http://berlinergazette.de/bedingungsloses-grundeinkommen-und-digitaler- kapitalismus>) and Meera Zaremba (read here <http://berlinergazette.de/update-sozialstaat-grundeinkommen>). Here more info about the re:publica: https://re-publica.com Soon more about friendly fire in Brasov, stay tuned, Krystian -- -------------------------------------------------------------- BG BOOK OUT NOW: AFTER THE PLANES > http://diamondpaper.net/title_25 -------------------------------------------------------------- SIGNALS. An Exhibition of the Snowden Files – in Art, Media and Archives Curated by Magdalena Taube and Krystian Woznicki (BG) DIAMONDPAPER Studio | Köpenicker Straße 96, Berlin | September 12-26 -------------------------------------------------------------- Failed Citizens or Failed States? Friendly Fire | BG Annual Conference 2017 ZK/U | Siemensstraße 27-49, Berlin| November 2-4 -------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Commoning mailing list Commons-Institut e.V. Germany [email protected] https://lists.schokokeks.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/commoning -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://commonstransition.org P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/