🌍 Commons, Not Conglomerates
Taxation can guide, not punish. Steuern steuern.

🏢 Proprietary IP → high tax
🧩 Permissive FLOSS → moderate tax
🔄 Copyleft/commons → near-zero tax + public support

And when you share while alive, society buys your freedom — castles, cars, and all.

This is the give economy.
Not charity. Incentivized solidarity.

🔗 Read the full post: https://eduzen.bearblog.dev/commons-not-conglomerates-variable-taxation-as-a-guide-toward-communal-stewardship/

#GiveEconomy #CommonsTransition #Copyleft #PostGrowth #FLOSS #RightToRepair

The AAA games industry shows capitalism’s logic: scale at the cost of creativity and meaning.
Meanwhile, indie games prove that small, thoughtful projects can thrive — a true model for post-growth economies.

What if work was about purpose and community instead of endless growth?

Dive into why the indie gaming scene is our economic on-ramp to a more sustainable future 👉 https://eduzen.bearblog.dev/mainstream-mediocrity-how-the-aaa-games-industry-exposes-the-limits-of-capitalism/

#PostGrowth #IndieGames #FLOSS #Degrowth #GiveEconomy #SustainableWork #Repairability

🔧 From gig to give.
What if the structure of the gig economy wasn't the problem — just the incentives?

In a #PostGrowth world built on #FLOSS and #repairability, gigs become missions:
👉 identify a need
👉 build a solution
👉 share it with the commons
👉 move on

Work, reimagined. Purpose over profit.
Read the full piece: https://eduzen.bearblog.dev/from-gig-to-give-rethinking-work-in-a-post-growth-floss-based-society/
#Degrowth #Coops #GiveEconomy #RepairCulture #OpenSourceSociety #ForeverProducts #SystemChange