Huw @Huw - 4mo
Interesting video on the idea of a "library economy". The author is a self declared anarcho-socialist, very different to me politically, but I think he makes some very valid points. Focusing on groups contributing a small part to a greater need in the community. I think the general idea is too utopian in that I don't think it's possible. The part of the video that really resonated with me was the idea that information should be freely available. Throughout history we've had libraries that to differing degrees have been available to people to learn from. The internet should have been the ultimate library but tech monopolies have created an artifical scarcity for their own benefit. The true vision of the internet and information was realised by people like Aaron Schwartz where information that is for the public good should be freely given and freely available. The internet could (and can) be the first rung on the ladder for people to become self-sufficient. #nostr absolutely plays into this. Decentralised, censorship-resistant ways of sharing information, not driven by profit (not that having payments is a bad thing though). At the risk of sounding divisive I worry that knowledge-workers are part of the artifical scarcity machine on the internet. Would be interested to hear what people's thoughts are. #solarpunk #politics #internet #plebchain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOYa3YzVtyk
