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What's Going On?

Why dont our economic and politicalsystems clearly reflect our commonvalues?

What are the Commons, what is P2P?

What happens after The End of History?

!re all P2P initiatives created e"ual?

What is a Commons Transition and can weachieve it or is itutopian?

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Part 1: The P2P/Commons Movement

The Commons are a resource, thecommunity #uilt around it and thesystems sustainin$ #oth

The Commons are a resource, the community#uilt around it and thesystems thatsustain #oth

Peer to Peer %P2P& is a relationaldynamic, not a technolo$ical term

P2P and the Commons are interdependent

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Part 2: Capitalism vs Normality

'rowth is disastrous for the planet ando#fuscates the issue of redistri#ution

Co$nitive Capitalism( immaterial

a#stract value protected throu$h the useof patents and )P

The scarcity vs a#undance confusion

*eoli#eralism is losin$ all itsemotional and intellectual credi#ility

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Part 3: The P2P !ngle

P2P systems are $rowin$ e+ponentially

#ut they have different architectures#ased on underlyin$ value systems

*etarchical Capitalism has a forprofit,

centralised, $lo#al orientation

The -harin$ Economy. mutualisesphysical $oods #ut centralises theplatform and profits

/istri#uted Capitalism has a forprofit,decentralised, $lo#al orientation

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Part ": The Open #o!r$e Cir$!lar %$onom

P2P systems are only revolutionary when

not driven #y shareholder profit

0ocal initiatives should have a $lo#aloutloo1 to effect systemic chan$e

! $lo#ally oriented, for #enefit,distri#uted economy deals with localmaterial realities and $lo#al needs

P2P economics and P2P politics areinterdependent They prioritise the realneeds of people and planet

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Part &: Commons Transition

-calin$ up of P2P dynamics in all lifespheres would represent a 3rd way forsocial and economic relations

! Commons Transition e+trapolatese+istin$ initiatives and pro4ects themas a via#le systemic direction

! new he$emony won5t #e articulated froma set of #lueprints, #ut we can increasethe li1elihood of its emer$ence