We have all elements of the machine present today. We know what happens when some elements are forcefully collapsed, as when there is an attempt to exclude markets in collectivism, or rely on the kindness of strangers in mutualism.
Capitalism seem to be dependent on both technology and the size of the market more than expected. My commentary is that the oligarchy maybe an ephemeral artifact that will be incorporated into the market as the market participation grows.
Is open source software an obvious example of mutualism creating the commons? What are some older examples? Has mutualism largely expanded or stayed the same over past thousand years?
I’m a big fan of the engineering approach. I may be biased but I think it’s the best way to make sense of reality and it hasn’t been explored sufficiently.
We have all elements of the machine present today. We know what happens when some elements are forcefully collapsed, as when there is an attempt to exclude markets in collectivism, or rely on the kindness of strangers in mutualism.
Capitalism seem to be dependent on both technology and the size of the market more than expected. My commentary is that the oligarchy maybe an ephemeral artifact that will be incorporated into the market as the market participation grows.
Is open source software an obvious example of mutualism creating the commons? What are some older examples? Has mutualism largely expanded or stayed the same over past thousand years?
I’m a big fan of the engineering approach. I may be biased but I think it’s the best way to make sense of reality and it hasn’t been explored sufficiently.
Very interesting post. Where does Nietzche fit into your schema?