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Comment by Michel Bauwens on August 18, 2010 at 8:31
By the way Tom, if you want to discuss a series by you on the p2p-f blog, please write me at michelsub2004 at g mail
Comment by Alex Rollin on August 18, 2010 at 16:33
The Ning import to http://commons.peerforge.com is complete. You may retrieve a new password from the site at http://commons.peerforge.com/user using your Ning account email or make a new account. Only users who authored posts or commented were migrated. I look forward to hearing the feedforward on the build-out.
Comment by Tom Crowl on August 18, 2010 at 17:54
Michael,

Thanks! I will. But give me a little time. My housing situation is currently difficult and precarious. I suppose it's a common story at this point but the banks are busily engaging in mass destruction of civil society. I guess I'm a little upset right now... It's a long story. Positively Kafkaesque. And makes focus difficult sometimes.

But meanwhile my blog is http://culturalengineer.blogspot.com

I believe the concept is a very big deal and would be operational now if I hadn't got crippled by the banks before launch. I pretty much am coming out of nowhere and don't have much of a network yet though its been growing recently. it's simple really, think x-box points for Commons-oriented action either political or charitable... combined with networking capabilities (especially facilitated along electoral/geographic lines) and some graduated systems of anonymity similar to dating sites.

As for how the Commons is defined? Initially it can rest on simple legal IRS criteria on the nature of the recipients legal registration. And with similar standards for other nations.

Ultimately however, such a network can define the Commons as whatever the network decides it is. The fundamentals of such a network are actually the fundamentals of government itself... empowered association.

BTW, in the "BIG DREAM" and long down the road it could also become a People's Bank and a new foundation for localized currency creation based on, e.g. a co-ops garden's production, or hours of labor in some community endeavor... without being dependent on externally created and controlled financing.

I know there's a lot of interest in this and it seems to me such a Commons-owned structure based around traditional currencies serves as the best foundation for that.

I believe the monopolization of currency creation has been a real weight on the neck of the under-developed world and fosters external exploitation by the currency creators... and that even if well-intentioned, tends to end very badly.

When I hear of the money that goes to guys that design opaque financial structures for fraud... and that startups get money for websites where you can place 'bet's' and 'hedges' on grades in school...

While nothing is spent to develop an empowered and informed citizenry... (in fact our duopolist political parties seek to degrade informed discussion in favor of narrow 'lizard-brain' buttons which are easier for them to push)

I frankly start to feel ill and very, very sad about our futures.

This neutral structure, btw, is also the logical response to Citizens United. I'm actually amazed I'm still sitting out here without a team ready to go. I'm a pretty good theorist but a terrible entrepreneur. Nor am I a developer and can't do it by myself. Some very interesting people are joining me on LinkedIn though... and without me asking! Anybody here would be welcome if interested. I could seriously use experienced advice and support.

When I thought of this a few years ago... and being a (now) 60 year old guy completely unconnected with this 'techie', social media world, I just started putting it together by myself with the help of some great guys in India who got me this far. And have been trying to figure out how to get 'seen' ever since.

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