Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Gift Economy Round Up

Dave Pollard's signature essay on The Gift Economy: "When we engage each other in conversations about this question, we open up possibilities, we begin to feel and realize our own power, capacity, and mastery, we recognize that generosity has nothing to do with charity, and we sense the movement and strength of collective understanding, will and passion. We realize that together, collectively, collaboratively, we know more, and know better, than leaders, presidents, executives, economists, experts, and others who exploit our passivity to tell us what we should do and believe, and engender in us feelings of helplessness, dependence, and addiction. We have more capacity and power to act than all the multinational corporations and the tyrants and the state apparatus of control and repression. "

37 Ways to Participate in the Gift Economy: "You don't have to participate in a local currency or service exchange to be part of the cooperative gift economy. Any time you do a favor for a family member, neighbor, colleague, or stranger you're part of it. Here are some ways you can spend time in the gift economy, where you'll find fun, freedom, and connection."

The Hacker Milieu as Gift Culture: "To understand the role of reputation in the open-source culture, it is helpful to move from history further into anthropology and economics, and examine the difference between exchange cultures and gift cultures."

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Blogger Kind Claudia said...

As always, such a great post. Really. In times like this, where everyone is a little panicked about their bottom end, a gift economy is so crucial!

Hey there's an award waiting for you at everyday-kindness.com.

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