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This paper proposes a framework of necessary, but not sufficient, conditions (technical skill, shared values, collective memory) for a community to resist assim
by clcaev 4y ago
This paper proposes a framework of necessary, but not sufficient, conditions (technical skill, shared values, collective memory) for a community to resist assimilation by capital.
It seems to propose a duality of capital vs hacker, where capital's innovation comes from harnessing hacker communities like one uses fire for warmth.
- jgeada 4y ago> where capital's innovation comes from harnessing hacker communities like one uses fire for warmth. I think I'd rephrase this slightly: capital's innovation comes from harnessing hacker communities like one uses lumber (or oil) for warmth. The resource is consumed in the process. Rent seeking, not sustainability, is capital's primary instinct.
- solarmist 4y agoThat's a great way to put it. I really like this description.