Ever wish you could trade your time doing something you love for help doing something you don't know how to do? Simbi is making is possible. It's free, easy to use, and (for the skeptical) you can test it by receiving help on something without even giving, and the person who chooses to help you still benefits. Could this be the new gift/trade economy?
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For Beckett, time banking is less about economics, and more about mending social fragmentation. “We invariably wind up making friends,” he told Truthout, noting that he offers sailboat rides to fellow members. “The whole point is to knit community.” Some banks seem to wither not because they fail, but because they succeed. People stop recording hours once they are friends. “Your time bank’s a complete success now,” he said. “You built community.”
Digital Tools Are Fueling the Rise of New “Time Exchange” Solidarity Economies
Through time exchanges, members earn time credits by helping others, then redeem them when they need help themselves.DreamTimeTechOverview2.18.25
https://peertube.communecter.org/videos/watch/effb73f6-10ca-49cd-98c6-77a584f0f406
Posh Life Workshop 2.4.25
https://peertube.communecter.org/videos/watch/6b945e5b-2f9d-4570-92f6-a6890788f8e4