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Cedric
I have to agree strongly with you on this one, Greg. If we did not have an economy so dependent on consumer spending, we would not be in quite the mess that we presently are. From your description of Swan’s description of “human economy”, it sounds more like a hopeful prediction for the future than any realistic description of the present state of things. It has a very Star Trek-type feel to it.
Jon Awbrey
Let’s not talk of Wiki-Φerengi …
Jon Awbrey
Siriusly though, beginning a couple of decades ago my hooman ears were often bent by many conversations concerning the way that succeeding waves of revolution in human culture, industry, and technology had impacted, were impacting, and might impact our institutions of higher learning, not to mention the hapless if intrepid souls who pass through their portals, whether as consumers or producers of “knowledge”, much less to mention the rarer birds who chase that elusive flutterby of “wisdom”.
Ironically enough, the article I had in mind to pass along at this point is locked behind a JSTOR gate to which I am short a key as we speak, so let me just link to what looks like a reasonable facsimile of the same essay:
Susan M. Awbrey and David K. Scott, “The Third Transformation :
Universities into the Next Century”
Jonas D. Rand
We are still in the consumer economy, in my opinion, but to extend your analogy with the Social Web, somewhat participatory (in regards to commenting) noncommercial news sites like Common Dreams and Truthout are increasing in popularity, as well as networks like Indymedia/IMC. Amy Goodman has analyzed the transformation of the mass media into a forum for debate on political issues, on a scale of public participation never seen before. Still, though, the popularity of commercial media is strong, as is the monopoly held by major corporations like News Corp over the media. Additionally, as is pointed out at the end of this article, the majority of content on these sites is pure drivel, like what is mostly found on Facebook. I have an account under a fake name to see Wikipedians’ friends lists, and I happen to see some of the babble that takes place there. It’s a cesspool over there.
Jonas D. Rand
To correct: this was not an “analogy” with the Web, but rather the usage of the Web as an example of the consumer economy still being in use. The term “analogy” is incorrect in describing what this article says about the Web. It’s a great article, by the way.
aloma210
Jon’s play on words reminds me of the
full context: “It’s only me pursuing
something I’m not sure of. Across my
dream, with nets of wonder. I chase
the bright elusive butterfly of …..”
Could Lind have been dreaming of an
internet before there was one?
eme
i seems to me that we are arguably in the human economy in many ways….
but still also segments society are still probably caught up in the consumer economy
i think I also read (perhaps, was it Covey? – can’t remember) about the “personality ethic” – I can’t remember what that was supposed to have evolved into….
interesting post thanks.
Jon Awbrey
If you know me, you know it cost me
an e-fort of will in some x-tremity
to e-rase that hyphen of e-lusivity.
I will check the liner notes, but later maybe —
there’s a man with a net, and he’s chasing me!
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This post was mentioned on Twitter by Gregory Kohs and Shari Swan.
Shari Swan said: Greg Kohs has just written about the Human Economy from my lecture 3 years ago!
Anthony DiPierro
I think the logarithmic length of time periods in that analysis belies the bias of its methodology. But maybe I would be more impressed if I heard the actual speech.
Gregory Kohs
I want to thank everyone for making comments on this post. Not to mention, I also received a comment via e-mail from Seth Finkelstein, who said:
You might want to take a look at Yochai Benkler’s recent famous book (in certain circles), Wealth Of Networks. It’s online and freely downloadable as a PDF. It’s making a related type of “Human Economy” argument, though phrased differently.
J Powell
Human economy? Nope.
Right idea, wrong moniker.
*Services* economy.
J Powell
I like your line of thought, Greg.
But I’d personally put the comparatives in the form of:
1. ECONOMIC
“Industrial/Goods” vs. “Services/Intangibles” economy.
2. VALUES-related
Individualistic/Materialism vs. Collectivist/Philanthropic.
My 2 cents: if you start to mix-up the green movement with the wellness-movement, there’s a mixup in metaphors, i.e. I consider “wellness” to be individualistic-materialism. Whereas “green” climate-conscious focus is, at the core, collectivist/philanthropic – at least until someone figures out how to score some dough off of it, in which case it plops back into category 1,
Huynh Hung Tien
We have to create a new economic theory which will help mankind to solve all it problems like: charity, health, environment, recession and crisis…See an idea in link http://www.facebook.com/notes/huynh-hung-tien/the-human-economy/118527191533055