[P2P-F] Fwd: [commoning] DIGITAL CAPITALISM AND UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME

Mon May 8 12:53:56 CEST 2017

Isn't the market itself a commons?

Roberto Verzola

On Sun, 7 May 2017 07:50:59 +0100
George Pór <george at community-intelligence.com> wrote:

> friends,
> 
> I just wrote a post challenging the apologists of capitalism, which ends
> with this sentence:
> "It makes me wonder, whether the capitalist market can be replaced with a
> commons-based one?"
> 
> It would be supercool if you'd comment on it here
> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/enliveningedge/permalink/1811437969174236/?comment_id=1813269962324370&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D>
> .
> 
> george
> 
> 
> 
> George Pór
> 
> Director, CommunityIntelligence Ltd
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> Next-Stage Organizations
> 
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> 
> On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 10:32 PM, Michel Bauwens <michel at p2pfoundation.net>
> wrote:
> 
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Krystian Woznicki via Commoning <commoning at lists.commons-
> > institut.org>
> > Date: Fri, May 5, 2017 at 3:55 PM
> > Subject: [commoning] DIGITAL CAPITALISM AND UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME
> > To: commoning at lists.commons-institut.org
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
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Roberto Verzola <rverzola at gn.apc.org>