#publiccommons

The only goods that truly matter and have value are those that are held in common. Therefore when anyone exchanges anything, from words, to tangible goods, in a non-exploitive manner and form and is publicly sworn to have malice toward none, that transaction or exchange has real trackable value, and adds to the earned value of the common goods. Likewise a credit or token can be imbued with that value and exchanged based upon a "gold standard" of common goods. Virtually everything in the current capitalistic culture relies upon the capture and enclosure of what was once common goods of some kind. As the public commons decreases, all currencies and environments become less stable, tipping to the brink the sustenance only afforded by the robustness of the public commons. A currency of exchange would depend and become more valuable as streams are restored, soils are regenerated, and specie diversity increased, or decrease as our living planetary diversity is diminished.

#publiccommons #soil #enviroment #restoration #gaianism
#science #gaian #TerraMadre
#MotherEarth #Gaia #rewilding
#degrowthmovement
#interdependance #grounding #gaianist #anticapitalist #anticonsumerist #Gaiapunk
#fauna #Flora #Fauna
#SoilFauna #MicroFauna
#biodiversity #deforestation #regenerative #permaculture

Matt "msw" Wilsonmsw@mstdn.social
2023-08-15

unpopular opinion: the tragedy of the commons is *actually* enclosure, which is what private firms seek to do when simultaneously saying "this is how to sustain the public commons."

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #OSS #FOSS #PublicCommons #Enclosure
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclos

2023-03-25

Today, with the lower court decision against the #InternetArchive, the #USA took another step toward complete and total #Fascism. What can you do? TAKE ACTION!

- Stand up for libraries ✊
Stand up for the digital rights of all libraries! Join the Battle for Libraries: battleforlibraries.com/

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#Libraries #Publishers #Books #Corporations #Monopoly #DigitalLibraries #Censorship #Copyright #FairUse #PublicCommons #DigitalCommons #Authors #BookPreservation #History #Culture #CDL

2023-03-25

Update about the court decision regarding the #InternetArchive

March 25, 2023 by chrisfreeland

"Today’s lower court decision in Hachette v. Internet Archive is a blow to all libraries and the communities we serve. This decision impacts libraries across the US who rely on controlled digital lending to connect their patrons with books online. It hurts authors by saying that unfair licensing models are the only way their books can be read online. And it holds back access to information in the digital age, harming all readers, everywhere.

"But it’s not over—we will keep fighting for the traditional right of libraries to own, lend, and preserve books. We will be appealing the judgment and encourage everyone to come together as a community to support libraries against this attack by corporate publishers.

"We will continue our work as a library. This case does not challenge many of the services we provide with digitized books including interlibrary loan, citation linking, access for the print-disabled, text and data mining, purchasing ebooks, and ongoing donation and preservation of books."

#Libraries #Publishers #Books #Corporations #Monopoly #DigitalLibraries #Censorship #Copyright #FairUse #PublicCommons #DigitalCommons #Authors #BookPreservation #History #Culture #CDL

blog.archive.org/2023/03/25/th

Sebastian Hagenssebastian@nwb.social
2023-01-23

Wat van ons allemaal was, moet weer van ons allemaal worden.

"Als online van ons was..."

brainwash.nl/lees/samenleving/

#gemeenschapszin #publiccommons

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