#postcapitalism — Public Fediverse posts
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17 parole che forse non tutti conoscono ma che è necessario sapere per fare un coraggioso passo in avanti.
Il video di @timparrique è al momento solo su YouTube però merita di essere visto e ascoltato.
È un grido per avere il coraggio di passare ai fatti dopo decenni di parole.
Si può fare, già si fa.
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17 parole che forse non tutti conoscono ma che è necessario sapere per fare un coraggioso passo in avanti.
Il video di @timparrique è al momento solo su YouTube però merita di essere visto e ascoltato.
È un grido per avere il coraggio di passare ai fatti dopo decenni di parole.
Si può fare, già si fa.
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Now officially in #PostCapitalism phase where #MegaCorps CEO dictate the market 🥳
#USA #FUBAR #MAGABig Banks Seeking a Piece of SpaceX’s I.P.O. Must Subscribe to Elon Musk’s Grok https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/business/spacex-ipo-grok-elon-musk.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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#Urbánika’s #SolarPunk Bus Tour and Video Course on the #Commons
By David Bollier, July 24, 2024
Excerpt: "The course is free to access, and the bus was developed, thanks to donations by thousands of people. The course is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 license, so that it can be reproduced, remixed, and shared at no cost. In the notes section underneath each video, there are links to resources, weblinks, a self-test review of the content, and an invitation to apply one’s knowledge of commons to the real world. Schools are invited to use the videos in their teaching about commons. Social-action groups may find the videos useful in reflecting on their own organizational dynamics.
"The #PostCapitalism and the Commons video series is a follow-up to a lighter series of educational videos produced by Urbánika two years ago. This series, '#Commoning101 – Learning Pills,' (with #Spanish subtitles), is a series of amusing virtual-reality animations that introduce the commons to viewers in short gulps. The animations feature a space alien, Kin, who engages with an avatar version of me (looking twenty years younger!) in conversations about commons.
"Urbánika plans to use the videos – especially the first series, 'PostCapitalism and the Commons' – as part of an educational bus tour that will soon travel to twenty cities in seven #LatinAmerican countries.
"For this, the group has crowdfunded funds to create a state-of-the-art, climate-friendly 'SolarPunk bus.' This full-size bus has many eco-features as a rain water harvesting system, wind turbine, a rooftop biofilter (to treat gray water to make it drinkable), and dry toilet. There is a black soldier fly #biodigester for organic waste and a vertical garden for food production, among other tech features. The bus will function as a mobile school and home throughout the course of the tour, which aims to 'facilitate the emergence of neighborhoods as urban commons.' It will also encourage the use of 'open source Web 3.0 tech that can help people break free from hierarchical dependencies of the government and the markets.' "
Learn more [includes links to videos]:
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-07-24/urbanikas-solarpunk-bus-tour-and-video-course-on-the-commons/#SolarPunkSunday #SolarPunkBusTour #SolarPunkBus #ImmersiveActivism #VideoCourse #UrbanCommons #PostCapitalist
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Circle-A game designer Ollie at our stall at Bristol Anarchist Bookfair yesterday. Thanks to everyone who came to hang out and play the game. We had such a good day! 💖
#anarchoqueer #indiegamedev #squatting #queer #bristol #postcapitalism
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Overconsumption called.
It wants its entire living room back.Time to redecorate the future.
Too-Too, Much-Much by Thomas Hirschhorn, 2010 (installation view, dimensions variable, found objects)
#thomashirschhorn #ClimateArt #Degrowth #PostCapitalism #QueerEcology #MutualAid #Regeneration
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We were taught to call it the market, but it was always a negotiation with dragons.
What grows when we nurture belonging and care together?#Farmastery #LifeboatAcademy #QuietRevolution #RegenerativeCulture #PostCapitalism #RelationalEconomy #CompostTheSystem
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No kings. No employers.
Fight for democracy in all human associations such as government and companies.
#NoKings #meme #memes #politics #democracy #PoliticalPhilosophy #philosophy #WorkersRights #labor #unions #liberalism #liberal #postcapitalism #postcapitalist #capitalism #anticapitalism #capitalist #anticapitalist #HumanRights #socialism
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#Solarpunk: A Deep Dive into the Cultural Revolution #Reimagining Our Future
The Philosophy Behind the Movement: More Than Just #SolarPanels
Solarpunk represents not just an aesthetic or literary movement, but a comprehensive framework for reimagining human civilization. Its strength lies in combining practical technical solutions with radical social and cultural innovation, while remaining grounded in ecological reality and human needs. As we face cascading environmental and social crises, Solarpunk offers not just hope, but a practical pathway forward that is both revolutionary and achievable.
by NickyCammarata
Nov 24, 2024Excerpts: "While mainstream coverage often focuses on Solarpunk’s aesthetic elements, the movement represents a fundamental reimagining of human civilization’s relationship with technology, nature, and itself. At its core, Solarpunk challenges the dominant narratives of both techno-optimism and eco-pessimism, proposing instead a radical middle path that embraces both technological advancement and ecological wisdom.
#Decolonial Roots and #Indigenous Influence
"Often overlooked in basic Solarpunk discussions is the movement’s deep connection to #IndigenousKnowledge systems and decolonial thinking. Many Solarpunk principles mirror traditional ecological practices:
- The concept of “#SeventhGeneration” decision-making from #Haudenosaunee philosophy
- #AustralianAboriginal practices of landscape management and fire ecology
- #Andean concepts of “#BuenVivir” (good living) that emphasize harmony between human communities and natural systems
- Traditional #Asian #agricultural practices that create #ClosedLoop systemsThe Political Economy of Solarpunk
Beyond #GreenCapitalism"Solarpunk explicitly rejects the notion that market forces alone can address environmental challenges. Instead, it proposes alternative economic models:
- Commons-based peer production
- Gift economies for local exchange
- Circular economic systems that eliminate waste
- Democratic ownership of key infrastructure
- Time banking and alternative currencies
- #Degrowth economics in overdeveloped regions
#TechnologicalSovereignty"Unlike techno-utopian visions that centralize control in #corporate hands, Solarpunk advocates for:
- #OpenSource technology development
- #CommunityOwned and maintained infrastructure
- Appropriate technology scaled to local needs
- #RightToRepair and modify equipment
- Distributed manufacturing through #makerspaces
- Knowledge sharing networks independent of #corporate control"#SolarPunkSunday #PostCapitalism #Capitalism #CircularEconomy #SmallScale #BuildingCommunity #SustainableAgriculture
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#Solarpunk: A Deep Dive into the Cultural Revolution #Reimagining Our Future
The Philosophy Behind the Movement: More Than Just #SolarPanels
Solarpunk represents not just an aesthetic or literary movement, but a comprehensive framework for reimagining human civilization. Its strength lies in combining practical technical solutions with radical social and cultural innovation, while remaining grounded in ecological reality and human needs. As we face cascading environmental and social crises, Solarpunk offers not just hope, but a practical pathway forward that is both revolutionary and achievable.
by NickyCammarata
Nov 24, 2024Excerpts: "While mainstream coverage often focuses on Solarpunk’s aesthetic elements, the movement represents a fundamental reimagining of human civilization’s relationship with technology, nature, and itself. At its core, Solarpunk challenges the dominant narratives of both techno-optimism and eco-pessimism, proposing instead a radical middle path that embraces both technological advancement and ecological wisdom.
#Decolonial Roots and #Indigenous Influence
"Often overlooked in basic Solarpunk discussions is the movement’s deep connection to #IndigenousKnowledge systems and decolonial thinking. Many Solarpunk principles mirror traditional ecological practices:
- The concept of “#SeventhGeneration” decision-making from #Haudenosaunee philosophy
- #AustralianAboriginal practices of landscape management and fire ecology
- #Andean concepts of “#BuenVivir” (good living) that emphasize harmony between human communities and natural systems
- Traditional #Asian #agricultural practices that create #ClosedLoop systemsThe Political Economy of Solarpunk
Beyond #GreenCapitalism"Solarpunk explicitly rejects the notion that market forces alone can address environmental challenges. Instead, it proposes alternative economic models:
- Commons-based peer production
- Gift economies for local exchange
- Circular economic systems that eliminate waste
- Democratic ownership of key infrastructure
- Time banking and alternative currencies
- #Degrowth economics in overdeveloped regions
#TechnologicalSovereignty"Unlike techno-utopian visions that centralize control in #corporate hands, Solarpunk advocates for:
- #OpenSource technology development
- #CommunityOwned and maintained infrastructure
- Appropriate technology scaled to local needs
- #RightToRepair and modify equipment
- Distributed manufacturing through #makerspaces
- Knowledge sharing networks independent of #corporate control"#SolarPunkSunday #PostCapitalism #Capitalism #CircularEconomy #SmallScale #BuildingCommunity #SustainableAgriculture
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#Solarpunk: A Deep Dive into the Cultural Revolution #Reimagining Our Future
The Philosophy Behind the Movement: More Than Just #SolarPanels
Solarpunk represents not just an aesthetic or literary movement, but a comprehensive framework for reimagining human civilization. Its strength lies in combining practical technical solutions with radical social and cultural innovation, while remaining grounded in ecological reality and human needs. As we face cascading environmental and social crises, Solarpunk offers not just hope, but a practical pathway forward that is both revolutionary and achievable.
by NickyCammarata
Nov 24, 2024Excerpts: "While mainstream coverage often focuses on Solarpunk’s aesthetic elements, the movement represents a fundamental reimagining of human civilization’s relationship with technology, nature, and itself. At its core, Solarpunk challenges the dominant narratives of both techno-optimism and eco-pessimism, proposing instead a radical middle path that embraces both technological advancement and ecological wisdom.
#Decolonial Roots and #Indigenous Influence
"Often overlooked in basic Solarpunk discussions is the movement’s deep connection to #IndigenousKnowledge systems and decolonial thinking. Many Solarpunk principles mirror traditional ecological practices:
- The concept of “#SeventhGeneration” decision-making from #Haudenosaunee philosophy
- #AustralianAboriginal practices of landscape management and fire ecology
- #Andean concepts of “#BuenVivir” (good living) that emphasize harmony between human communities and natural systems
- Traditional #Asian #agricultural practices that create #ClosedLoop systemsThe Political Economy of Solarpunk
Beyond #GreenCapitalism"Solarpunk explicitly rejects the notion that market forces alone can address environmental challenges. Instead, it proposes alternative economic models:
- Commons-based peer production
- Gift economies for local exchange
- Circular economic systems that eliminate waste
- Democratic ownership of key infrastructure
- Time banking and alternative currencies
- #Degrowth economics in overdeveloped regions
#TechnologicalSovereignty"Unlike techno-utopian visions that centralize control in #corporate hands, Solarpunk advocates for:
- #OpenSource technology development
- #CommunityOwned and maintained infrastructure
- Appropriate technology scaled to local needs
- #RightToRepair and modify equipment
- Distributed manufacturing through #makerspaces
- Knowledge sharing networks independent of #corporate control"#SolarPunkSunday #PostCapitalism #Capitalism #CircularEconomy #SmallScale #BuildingCommunity #SustainableAgriculture
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#Solarpunk: A Deep Dive into the Cultural Revolution #Reimagining Our Future
The Philosophy Behind the Movement: More Than Just #SolarPanels
Solarpunk represents not just an aesthetic or literary movement, but a comprehensive framework for reimagining human civilization. Its strength lies in combining practical technical solutions with radical social and cultural innovation, while remaining grounded in ecological reality and human needs. As we face cascading environmental and social crises, Solarpunk offers not just hope, but a practical pathway forward that is both revolutionary and achievable.
by NickyCammarata
Nov 24, 2024Excerpts: "While mainstream coverage often focuses on Solarpunk’s aesthetic elements, the movement represents a fundamental reimagining of human civilization’s relationship with technology, nature, and itself. At its core, Solarpunk challenges the dominant narratives of both techno-optimism and eco-pessimism, proposing instead a radical middle path that embraces both technological advancement and ecological wisdom.
#Decolonial Roots and #Indigenous Influence
"Often overlooked in basic Solarpunk discussions is the movement’s deep connection to #IndigenousKnowledge systems and decolonial thinking. Many Solarpunk principles mirror traditional ecological practices:
- The concept of “#SeventhGeneration” decision-making from #Haudenosaunee philosophy
- #AustralianAboriginal practices of landscape management and fire ecology
- #Andean concepts of “#BuenVivir” (good living) that emphasize harmony between human communities and natural systems
- Traditional #Asian #agricultural practices that create #ClosedLoop systemsThe Political Economy of Solarpunk
Beyond #GreenCapitalism"Solarpunk explicitly rejects the notion that market forces alone can address environmental challenges. Instead, it proposes alternative economic models:
- Commons-based peer production
- Gift economies for local exchange
- Circular economic systems that eliminate waste
- Democratic ownership of key infrastructure
- Time banking and alternative currencies
- #Degrowth economics in overdeveloped regions
#TechnologicalSovereignty"Unlike techno-utopian visions that centralize control in #corporate hands, Solarpunk advocates for:
- #OpenSource technology development
- #CommunityOwned and maintained infrastructure
- Appropriate technology scaled to local needs
- #RightToRepair and modify equipment
- Distributed manufacturing through #makerspaces
- Knowledge sharing networks independent of #corporate control"#SolarPunkSunday #PostCapitalism #Capitalism #CircularEconomy #SmallScale #BuildingCommunity #SustainableAgriculture
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#Solarpunk: A Deep Dive into the Cultural Revolution #Reimagining Our Future
The Philosophy Behind the Movement: More Than Just #SolarPanels
Solarpunk represents not just an aesthetic or literary movement, but a comprehensive framework for reimagining human civilization. Its strength lies in combining practical technical solutions with radical social and cultural innovation, while remaining grounded in ecological reality and human needs. As we face cascading environmental and social crises, Solarpunk offers not just hope, but a practical pathway forward that is both revolutionary and achievable.
by NickyCammarata
Nov 24, 2024Excerpts: "While mainstream coverage often focuses on Solarpunk’s aesthetic elements, the movement represents a fundamental reimagining of human civilization’s relationship with technology, nature, and itself. At its core, Solarpunk challenges the dominant narratives of both techno-optimism and eco-pessimism, proposing instead a radical middle path that embraces both technological advancement and ecological wisdom.
#Decolonial Roots and #Indigenous Influence
"Often overlooked in basic Solarpunk discussions is the movement’s deep connection to #IndigenousKnowledge systems and decolonial thinking. Many Solarpunk principles mirror traditional ecological practices:
- The concept of “#SeventhGeneration” decision-making from #Haudenosaunee philosophy
- #AustralianAboriginal practices of landscape management and fire ecology
- #Andean concepts of “#BuenVivir” (good living) that emphasize harmony between human communities and natural systems
- Traditional #Asian #agricultural practices that create #ClosedLoop systemsThe Political Economy of Solarpunk
Beyond #GreenCapitalism"Solarpunk explicitly rejects the notion that market forces alone can address environmental challenges. Instead, it proposes alternative economic models:
- Commons-based peer production
- Gift economies for local exchange
- Circular economic systems that eliminate waste
- Democratic ownership of key infrastructure
- Time banking and alternative currencies
- #Degrowth economics in overdeveloped regions
#TechnologicalSovereignty"Unlike techno-utopian visions that centralize control in #corporate hands, Solarpunk advocates for:
- #OpenSource technology development
- #CommunityOwned and maintained infrastructure
- Appropriate technology scaled to local needs
- #RightToRepair and modify equipment
- Distributed manufacturing through #makerspaces
- Knowledge sharing networks independent of #corporate control"#SolarPunkSunday #PostCapitalism #Capitalism #CircularEconomy #SmallScale #BuildingCommunity #SustainableAgriculture
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For decades leftists have cheerfully called some especially troublesome developments in our society #LateStageCapitalism or post capitalism - acting like those developments were a sign that capitalism has run its course and we'd be freed from it soon.
I never understood that, as the natural successor to (hyper) capitalism is fascism, not socialism.
I wish I had been wrong.#capitalism #SurveillanceFascism #HyperCapitalism #FalseHope
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Peter Joseph's next project #Integral looks promising, though his paper on it isn't out yet, neither is the movie. I've been hoping for something to happen in the #PostCapitalism space. This might be the time to start an organization around post-capitalism. Anyone on here interested in these topics, or know where to find people who are?
Here's an overview video he made if you're interested: https://youtu.be/ZVjaeYYT8aE
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Who owns the firm—and who (or what) should? At #AOM2025, the PDW on alternative ownership raised urgent questions. What if we moved beyond ownership as control and toward governance as stewardship? In my work with Robert Perey, we often ask: if nature is a stakeholder, shouldn’t she be included in ownership too? Post-capitalism may already be here—if we allow accumulation to mean regeneration, and expansion to mean care.
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The Story That Should Not Have Been:
This was not how the human story was meant to end..
Not with melting glaciers and rising walls.
Not with billionaires escaping upward while the oceans crept in.
Not with the silence of forests drowned out by the hum of devices..We began with bare feet and open hands,
curious, uncertain, staring into the dark with fire in our eyes..
We learned to grow, gather, and grieve.
We built homes, songs, and systems.
We touched the moon.And then....we touched nothing.
Nothing real.
Just numbers on screens and dopamine loops,
algorithms tighter than the bonds between neighbours.We called it progress.
We made gods of GDP and efficiency.
We grew the economy like it was a crop,
and burned the soil beneath it.We built machines that outpaced our wisdom.
Tools without elders.
Profit without pause.
Comfort without community.The Earth groaned,
and we handed out loyalty cards.
The sky cracked,
and we installed air-conditioning.
We did not adapt... we monetised the crisis.Democracy?
We sold that, too.
Votes drowned in money.
Truth fragmented by code.
Fear rebranded as policy.
The strongmen did not seize power.
We gave it to them...for stability, for screens, for noise.Inequality?
Designed, not accidental.
A system where five men own more than half the world.
While billions hustle for rent,
they own the future, the data, the air.Let us not pretend everyone chose this.
Some resisted.
Some warned.
Many were silenced,
while the architects of collapse called it freedom
and moved their assets offshore.And now...
the insects are gone.
The water is plastic.
The children are anxious,
and the gods are corporations.So we ask..
Is this how it ends?
The great arc of human becoming..
from toolmakers to terraformers to a footnote in a geology textbook?It did not have to be this way.
The warnings were clear.
The crossroads came again and again,
and still, we pressed the accelerator.But even now..
if there is a fragment of clarity left,
if there is one ember unextinguished....
let it burn for this:Not a return to what was,
but a return to what matters.
Not endless expansion,
but rooted kinship.
Not empire,
but ecosystem.
Not more,
but enough.Let it be said that we stood at the edge...
saw clearly,
named the failure,
and turned.
Not to be saved..
but to begin again.#CollapseAware
#ClimateCrisis
#SystemChange
#DeepAdaptation
#ClimateJustice
#Anthropocene
#EcoGrief
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‘We cannot simply dust off old formulas to repeat; we need take the time necessary to invent a new strategy and new organizational forms adequate to the current conjuncture.’
Michael Hardt calls for a radical reinvention of political strategy in his contribution to Berliner Gazette’s Pluriverse of Peace series:
#politics #RadicalDemocracy #Pluriverse #MichaelHardt #PostCapitalism #marxism #postmarxism
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People suspect the court’s recent decision to imprison me again for a further 3 months & 19 days, is do with the way that I won’t shut up, beyond books & poems I will keep expressing my truth about the injustice of #deforestation in #Germany, the need to get to #postcapitalism to transcend the bordered exclusion and thus sparking the flame for #DirectAction against the #biodiversity & #ClimateCrisis in others. Join us, it’s terrifying and fun.
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Feeling at home at the Abolish! gathering in Bern. Here is a flyer handed out at a bicycle #demo around all the places we want to decompose. I appreciated the list of questions posed, especially the reference to the #TransformativeJustice project “what makes us really safe?”. For me it’s simply knowing my needs will be met, and there’ll be collective accountability when they’re not.
#squat #community #abolition #alternative #PostCapitalism #NoBorder #desertion #protest #Switzerland -
Feeling at home at the Abolish! gathering in Bern. Here is a flyer handed out at a bicycle #demo around all the places we want to decompose. I appreciated the list of questions posed, especially the reference to the #TransformativeJustice project “what makes us really safe?”. For me it’s simply knowing my needs will be met, and there’ll be collective accountability when they’re not.
#squat #community #abolition #alternative #PostCapitalism #NoBorder #desertion #protest #Switzerland -
The People's Union has called for a boycott of General Mills from April 21 to 28: https://thepeoplesunionusa.com/
People have the power. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻✊
#peoplepower #democracy #strike #solidarity #postcapitalism #thepeoplesunion #thepeoplesunionusa #us #usa #america #unitedstates #unitedstatesofamerica #economics #generalmills #food
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[Humor?] And what to do after we #YeetTheRich? Human remains are compostable -- but they have to be buried deep into a compost pile!
Can You Put Dead Animals In Compost? (Yes, here’s how…)
January 25, 2022 by SethB
"Everything from roadkill to humans can be successfully composted"
https://thatbackyard.com/can-i-compost-dead-animals/
#PostCapitalism #SolarPunkSunday #DIY #Composting #AnimalProducts #HumanComposting
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[Paper] Varieties of #Anticapitalism: A systematic study of transformation strategies in alternative economic discourses
by Querine Kommandeur, Juliette Alenda-Demoutiez, Maria Kaufmann, Ingrid Visseren-Hamakers. Published January 2025.Abstract
"The confluence of multiple crises has prompted a growing recognition of the need for transformations. Economic systems, including patterns of consumption and production, play a key role in sustainability transformations. The notion that capitalist systems are at the root of current ecological and social crises has led to the emergence of different alternative economic discourses, that seek to address the indirect drivers of #unsustainability. In this article, we aim to contribute to moving the debate beyond critiques of capitalism by focussing on the paths of transformation towards alternatives. To this end, we analyse several alternative economic discourses in order to show the breadth of the debate, and to better understand the roles and strategies of various discourses in societal transformation. Seven discourses are included, of which Buen Vivir, Degrowth and Wellbeing Economy are analysed in-depth. This is done through a systematic analysis of literature published between 2015 and 2022, using an enhanced conceptual framework based on the works of Wright (2019) and Chertkovskaya (2022). Our analysis suggests that the discourses represent different modes of transformation, and that these differences exist both between, as well as within the different discourses. We argue that transformations cannot be achieved through single discourses, or modes of transformation. Rather, concerted efforts of different discourses aimed at addressing indirect drivers of unsustainability can provide the multi-faceted processes of societal change, in which they can support and reinforce one another through alliances and mutual learning."
Introduction
"Humans are putting ever-increasing burdens on the #environment, causing severe damage to #nature (IPBES, 2019; United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development, 2015). This damage is operationalised through the planetary boundaries, showing how several of them have already been crossed, which increases the risk of unleashing #ecosystem changes on a global scale (IPBES, 2019; Lade et al., 2020). Besides the innumerable injustices towards non-humans that result from the destruction of nature, such processes also have severe impacts on structures that sustain human livelihoods, by impacting health and wellbeing, food security and infrastructure (IPCC, 2023; United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development, 2015). These processes are driven by #capitalist accumulation, which relies on the continuous production of new frontiers of accumulation, often through the #exploitation of #MarginalizedCommunities and nature (Moore, 2017). These adverse impacts on nature and people disproportionately affect the most vulnerable people and systems (IPCC, 2023).
"While capitalism manifests itself in a variety of ways across time and place (Hall and Soskice, 2001), there are several fundamental aspects that lie at the heart of its problematic nature. In capitalist societies, societal wealth manifests itself as an accumulation of commodities, and production is oriented towards profit rather than societal needs. Such profits, or surpluses, are extracted and privately appropriated for further expansion, forming the main force of growth. As such processes rely on the continued exploitation of labour and nature, inequality is not an outcome but the foundation of capitalist structures (Brand et al., 2021; Chertkovskaya and Paulsson, 2021; Moore, 2017). The continued inability to decouple environmental degradation from economic growth has made capitalism increasingly questionable in terms of its desirability and sustainability (Parrique et al., 2019). Such capitalist structures, both material, institutional, and discursive, are entrenched in societies, including institutions and governance mechanisms such as nation states and international political regimes, and are underpinned by societal values such as the appropriation of nature and non-human animals as resources to be exploited for human benefit (Brand et al., 2021; IPBES, 2019).
This confluence of multiple crises has prompted a growing recognition of the need for transformations. Since the 2015 inception of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the term “transformation” has gained broad usage among policymakers, academics, activists, and others, resulting in diverse interpretations and literatures. Transformations imply “...changes in the generic societal causes, including institutions, governance structures, developments, power relations, paradigms, goals and values” (Kok et al., 2022, p. 8). The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) defines transformative change as “a fundamental, system-wide reorganisation across technological, economic and social factors, including paradigms, goals and values” (IPBES, 2019, p. 14). Visseren-Hamakers and Kok shift the focus of this definition by replacing ‘system-wide’ with ‘society-wide’, emphasizing changes in general, societal structures (Visseren-Hamakers and Kok, 2022a, p. 8). We therefore consider capitalist structures to be the indirect drivers of unsustainability (IPBES, 2019).
The notion that capitalist systems are at the root of current ecological and social crises has led many activists, civil society groups, academics, policymakers, and politicians to seek for alternative economic approaches that focus on justice and sustainability (Charonis, 2021; Westra et al., 2017). We consider alternative economic discourses to be embedded in broader transformation discourses, as they address, to varying degrees, the indirect drivers of sustainability. While alternative economic discourses are generally strong in imagining alternatives, working towards such alternatives requires strategic efforts (Barlow et al., 2022; Visseren-Hamakers and Kok, 2022b). The main objective of this article is to elucidate how various alternative economic discourses align with and differ from each other concerning their modes and strategies of transformation as presented in the academic literature. To do this, this article builds on the work of (Wright, 2019), who conceptualises different ‘modes’ of transformation, i.e., sets of strategies that have been historically important in anti-capitalist struggles. Chertkovskaya (2022) expands on this framework to better capture the efforts of alternative economic movements. We further build upon both Wright's original conceptualisation and Chertkovskaya's additions to develop the framework further (Chertkovskaya, 2022)."This paper contributes to the literature on #PostCapitalism and transformations by providing a comprehensive overview of different modes and strategies of transformation by focusing on the Degrowth, Buen Vivir and Wellbeing Economy discourse. In doing so, we aim to contribute to moving the debate beyond critiques of capitalism by focussing on the paths of transformation towards alternatives. Through our categorization, we facilitate a more conscious reflection on often implicit approaches to change while also revealing sensitivity to similarities and nuances within and between the discourses, showing the breadth of the debate (Sandberg and Alvesson, 2021). The selected discourses are #BuenVivir, Degrowth, #DoughnutEconomics, Economy for the #CommonGood, Foundational Economy, Social and #Solidarity Economy, and Wellbeing Economy. We first provide a brief overview of these seven alternative discourses and then proceed to an in-depth examination of the Buen Vivir, Degrowth, and Wellbeing Economy discourses."
Read more:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800924003203
#SolarPunkSunday #DeGrowth #PostCapitalism #CircularEconomy #Polycrisis #EnvironmentalRacism #HumanRights #Colonialism #CorporateColonialism -
#Degrowth and the Unmaking of #Capitalism
By Giuseppe Feola, Olga Koretskaya, originally published by Degrowth.info
December 7, 2020"Our societies are facing multiple interconnected challenges, which include #ClimateEmergency, an unprecedented loss of #biodiversity, growing #inequality and #PlasticPollution. What connects these challenges is the underlying capitalist economic model, which prioritizes #profit-making over #wellbeing and requires endless #EconomicGrowth simply to stay afloat.
"Degrowth offers an alternative vision – it is a project of urgent and fundamental transformation. Degrowth requires reimagining our societies from the perspective of being profit-centred to being wellbeing-centred. This approach distinguishes degrowth from other, more compromising visions of transformation, such as ‘green growth’. But how can society transition towards degrowth?
"One idea that has become prominent in thinking about such a transition is that of ‘#decolonization of the imaginary’, a concept developed by Serge Latouche. This concept signals the need for a disruption of taken-for-granted ways of seeing the world, and their associated practices, rules and social norms. Decolonization of the imaginary questions deeply rooted beliefs about who we are, how we live, and about our place in this world. Are we merely self-interested individuals or are we also care-oriented members of communities? To what extent do technology and #consumption contribute to human wellbeing? Does our constantly expansive economy threaten human communities and the natural world?
"Decolonization of the imaginary has been an inspirational idea for scholars and activists alike. Yet, it alone seems to be insufficient to take us to fully grasping the depth of disruptions of capitalism that have been produced by initiatives such as transition towns, #permaculture farms, and #RepairCafes. Decolonization of the imaginary emphasises the symbolic dimensions of social change but it underplays the material dimensions of such change. It is also usually understood as an end point, and hence fails to help us to recognize – and learn about – what happens along the way.
"How can we think about the processes by which disruptions of capitalism occur in broader, deeper and more dynamic ways? Is it possible for us to better capture what is going on in concrete initiatives?
"In a recent article, Giuseppe Feola proposes that we think about the disruption of capitalism in terms of ‘#unmaking’. He suggests that an unmaking of capitalism is not only necessary, but possibly pre-conditional for a transformation of the magnitude and nature required by degrowth. ‘Unmaking’ refers to individual or collective actions of disengagement or active deconstructions of existing capitalist systems that ‘make space’ for alternatives. Such actions could take the form of a personal decision to limit consumption or to quit a high-paying job at an #OilCorporation. Unmaking can also be recognized in a #CommunityFarm that refuses to submit to market pressure to expand production and instead turns to a #CommunitySupported model to sustain itself."
Read more:
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2020-12-07/degrowth-and-the-unmaking-of-capitalism/
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So, FYI... If you're here for just #Doomposting, you might want to mute me on Sundays. Unless there's breaking news, I'll be focusing on #SolarPunkSunday and posting about solutions and hope -- and ways we can build #resiliency and #community. #PostCapitalism #Degrowth #CircularEconomy #GreenLiving #FoodSecurity #BuildingCommunity
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[Book reviews] #Solarpunk, #utopian and #AntiCapitalist fiction for imagining brighter futures
Novels with political under- and over-tones that have captivated me recently
by Katy Nightingale, Nov 28, 2024
"All of the books I’m including here are unique in their styles - some encompassing all of these visionary genres, and some just a few of them. Here’s a little glossary I came up with:
- futurist 🔮 - taking place in the future
- utopian 🌈 - taking place in an idealistic society where everything is designed to be harmonious, just, and fulfilling for all people
- solarpunk ☀️ - a sub-genre of utopian literature, solarpunk fiction takes place in a sustainable, eco-friendly future where humanity lives harmoniously with nature, often featuring renewable energy, green cities, and with a focus on social equity
- anti-capitalist 🌹 - the characters and plot tell a story that illustrates the pitfalls of capitalism and shows resistance and possible alternatives"
Read more:
https://wanderingk.substack.com/p/solarpunk-utopian-and-anti-capitalist#PostCapitalism #Degrowth #Novels #SolarPunkSunday #SolarPunkFiction #Books #Reading
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#Solarpunk Is the Future We Should Strive For
"Amid rising #climate anxiety and an intensifying #ClimateCrisis, solarpunk offers an unapologetically optimistic vision of the future that imagines a radically different societal and economic structure in harmony with nature."
by Olivia Lai, Jun 17th 2022
"The art genre [of Solarpunk] eventually evolved into a practical movement and subculture that incorporates more concrete, regenerative ideas for the future. Energy will be entirely dependent on solar and wind generation – with no fossil fuel or dirty emissions in sight – and circular economies are the only system in place. All waste will either be reused or repurposed, and resources and transport are guaranteed #sustainable and clean. Activities such as rainwater harvesting, #permaculture farming, and community gardening will be commonplace, while Indigenous knowledge and practices are celebrated and used across sectors to improve efficiency of resource consumption.
"#Decentralisation is another key principle that fits in the solarpunk movement. Unlike cyberpunks who imagine the world being dominated by evil corporations, solarpunks imagine a society where people and the planet are prioritised over the individual and profit. Essentially, say goodbye to conglomerates, hierarchies and excessive wealth, and hello to decentralised and open-source technologies, shared knowledge, as well as community building and cooperation.
"The ‘punk’ element in solarpunk refers to the movement’s unapologetically optimistic take on the future despite our growing pessimism and even apathy, and passionately calls for radical societal change and abandoning current #capitalist markets and infrastructure. Or as Rhys Williams, research fellow at the University of Glasgow and leading voice of the solarpunk movement describes it, solarpunks are 'against a shitty future.'
"But solarpunk is beyond just pretty architecture and ideas; it has the potential to influence with real-life applications. Art is a powerful medium to communicate knowledge and demonstrate to people different perspectives and possibilities. Already, there’s an emergence of biophilic designs for residential buildings and shopping malls that integrate natural elements into built environments with the aim of improving public wellbeing and sustainability.
"The movement also sparks discussion about current systemic problems and the need for societal changes, as seen with the increasing popularity of concepts such as degrowth economy, which seeks to scale down the resource use of high income nations’ economies by shrinking sectors that are ecologically damaging and offer little social benefit, and pursue growth not by economic expansion, but one that is ecologically and socially just for all."
#SolarPunkSunday #Degrowth #OpenSource #PostCapitalism #Cooperation #CommunityBuilding #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge
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So, years ago, when I lived in #PortlandMaine, I was part of a #TimeBank, where I offered computing and web assistance to others, in exchange for rides, mending, artwork and sometimes food (the local food co-op was part of the Time Bank). It was a good system and a way to connect with community and provide #MutualAid and share skills!
TimeBanking 101
"Time banking replaces money. Provide an hour of service to your neighbor and earn one time dollar. A TimeBank is a network of members that have agreed they will provide and receive services from each other, albeit not directly. (This is not Barter.) Nothing is given 'in consideration of' and there are no binding contracts. Members have a moral obligation of reciprocity to the community.
Five Core Values:
- Human Value: We recognize the intrinsic value of every human being regardless of race, creed, color, or station in life.
- Human Equality: We honor the presence of every living spirit on this planet and consider that we are all equally sacred.
- Human Partnership: We believe that when we work together to meet each others needs, every human being will be cared for.
- Human Effort: We honor the contribution of every human being equally, regardless of how slight or grand it may be.
- Human Reward: We each apply ourselves to what we love. As members of the human family we are entitled to share in the proceeds of our collective activity."Lear more:
https://hourworld.org/index.htm#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #TimeDollars #PostCapitalism
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And fewer people would list to Group 2, if we didn’t have a system where people weren’t screwed over on a daily basis by multi-billion-dollar pharmaceutical companies and a multi-trillion-dollar healthcare industry.
#capitalism #postCapitalism #universalHealthCare #peopleBeforeProfit https://qoto.org/@medigoth/113519695162979128
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Hello Bluesky! Algorithmic exploration: 🌻 #solarpunk ✨ #postcapitalism 🌱 #regenaissance 🌳 #rewild 🏡 #commons 💻 #p2p 👩💻 #opensource 🌴 #ecotopia 🎍 #RBE 🔮 #backcasting 📈 #postscarcity 🤖 #postlabor 🆓 #postmonetary ☮️ #panarchy 🏞️ #communitylandtrust 👍 #metasolution
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Which way #liberal?
#meme #philosophy #liberalism #libertarian #libertarianism #Georgism #HenryGeorge #Georgist #LibertarianLeft #LeftLibertarian #DavidEllerman #leftism #leftist #EconomicDemocracy #WorkplaceDemocracy #WorkerCoops #coops #cooperatives #selfmanagement #ThomasHodgskin #ElizabethAnderson #FrankKnight #Bastiat #mutualism #capitalism #capitalist #anticapitalism #anticapitalist #postcapitalism
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This is a huge landmark for me. Now I'm looking for peer feedback :D #solarpunk #gifteconomy #postcapitalism #commons #opensource #collectiveintelligence #collectivebehavior
https://sintropiadao.org/the-solution-sintropiadaos-life-centric-global-coordination-tool-a-3-dimensional-support-system-that-weaves-self-relationships-and-planetary-impact/ -
Our new paper just got published in Human Technology journal:
"On designing Shareish, an open-source, map-based, web platform to facilitate diverse solidarity practices" ! Check it out if you want to know more about our motivations, influences, design methodology, and results: https://doi.org/10.14254/1795-6889.2024.20-2.4
Online server: https://shareish.org/
#opensource #solidarity #cscw #hci #humangeography #map #openstreetmap #mutualaid #sharing #postcapitalism #postgrowth #hcisocial #solidarityhci #onlinemap -
Why can't we stay away from politics? - we've seen the price. I'd like to thank all those who helped organize it today. Have you heard @the_bogolepov music yet?
#postcapitalism #queer #queermusic #queerpop from #berlin #nonations #boostart #buyart #political #art #russiaiscollapsing #СлаваУкраїні
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Why can't we stay away from politics? - we've seen the price. I'd like to thank all those who helped organize it today. Have you heard @the_bogolepov music yet?
#postcapitalism #queer #queermusic #queerpop from #berlin #nonations #boostart #buyart #political #art #russiaiscollapsing #СлаваУкраїні
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Why can't we stay away from politics? - we've seen the price. I'd like to thank all those who helped organize it today. Have you heard @the_bogolepov music yet?
#postcapitalism #queer #queermusic #queerpop from #berlin #nonations #boostart #buyart #political #art #russiaiscollapsing #СлаваУкраїні
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Why can't we stay away from politics? - we've seen the price. I'd like to thank all those who helped organize it today. Have you heard @the_bogolepov music yet?
#postcapitalism #queer #queermusic #queerpop from #berlin #nonations #boostart #buyart #political #art #russiaiscollapsing #СлаваУкраїні
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Let's find out who I really am?
Second episode is out.
(CW: nudity, strong personal opinion, capitalism)
https://sicut-dico.com/wtf-is-sd/#MultimediaArt #WhatTFisSicutDico #postcapitalism #boostmeifyoufeel #mirrorselfie #sfwlewds
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The Kantian Person/Thing Principle in Political Economy
https://www.ellerman.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/KantianPrinciple-JEI.pdf
This article presents a rights-based deontological theory of corporate governance inspired by aspects of Immanuel Kant's thought.
#philosophy #PoliticalPhilosophy #PoliticalTheory #ethics #BusinessEthics #economics #econ #capitalism #capitalist #labor #liberalism #ClassicalLiberalism #liberal #Kant #anticapitalism #anticapitalist #postcapitalism #postcapitalist #leftism #leftist #LibertarianSocialism #socialism
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@alxd Consider #Solarpunk in different context:
- A #PostCapitalism society (alike #StarTrek)
or
- A #PostApocalyse society (alike #TheTribe or #Waterworld or #Raft)...This also means differences in what tech exists and how it's being used.
- Do you mine or do you scavenge for resources?
- Do you produce and/or upcycle stuff?
- What technology level is existing? -
@alxd Consider #Solarpunk in different context:
- A #PostCapitalism society (alike #StarTrek)
or
- A #PostApocalyse society (alike #TheTribe or #Waterworld or #Raft)...This also means differences in what tech exists and how it's being used.
- Do you mine or do you scavenge for resources?
- Do you produce and/or upcycle stuff?
- What technology level is existing? -
@alxd Consider #Solarpunk in different context:
- A #PostCapitalism society (alike #StarTrek)
or
- A #PostApocalyse society (alike #TheTribe or #Waterworld or #Raft)...This also means differences in what tech exists and how it's being used.
- Do you mine or do you scavenge for resources?
- Do you produce and/or upcycle stuff?
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A ZOriginal explores if the capitalist division of labor is the true source of power, and if empowering / disempowering jobs are objective facts or ideological positions. Use it both as an introduction to participatory economics and as a critical look at its strategy.
While not doubting the outcome - a participatory society - there may be an easier way to get there than the proposed balanced job complexes.
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/questioning-the-necessity-of-balanced-job-complexes/
