[P2P-F] an evaluation of the flok

[Michel Bauwens]

Just responding to some of Gordon's points.

I did meet Carlos, repeatedly, after arriving in Quito.

Just to make a few points: the contradictions of the project became
apparent very very fast, since we didn't get paid because of it, until the
end of March. I'm not sure if everyone appreciates how serious that it for
precarious activist-scholars, i..e most of our team. (only the flok mgt had
a basic income)  We had to pay our tickets, rent guaranties, rent, food etc
.. without an income and reserves. And the stress of not knowing when it
would be solved, but the main issue of course: why the hell where we
invited if the project was not supported, why were we invited and sabotaged
at the same time. I knew the reasons of the conflict since October, but
only experienced its effects as of January. It is only 2 days after I went
public with the issue, that it was resolved. After the departure of our
rector, we were refunded and things improved. Since I had won my case by
threatening to leave, it frankly didn't make any sense to leave having
obtained satisfaction.