In 1829, when Englishman Thomas Peel tried to establish an agricultural colony on Australia, something unexpected happened: his workers simply abandoned him en masse; a 19th century style Great Resignation. Despite Peel's large amount of capital brought over from England, these workers didn't need to subordinate themselves to Peel's capital, as they could just... move over to the next plot of land and continue to go into business for themselves. Peel's capital had no command, as labourers still had access to The Commons. The enclosing of The Commons was the necessary to shift the power from landowners to owners of capital, and for capitalism to bloom.

Similarly, today, frontier AI labs command no control, unless they enclose The Commons:
- I have no reason to go to Claude or ChatGPT if I can readily find the information I need in an online encyclopaedia
- I don't need to reach for Claude Code if collaborative QA platforms thrive (yes, I'm aware StackOverflow had it's share of issues even before AI)

Resisting AI today is the modern battle against enclosing our Digital Commons. I don't think that protections from scrapers are going to work, as they're most likely going to damage to discovery of content and knowledge.

#Capitalism #DigitalAutonomy #TheCommons #AI #LLM #Socialism #Labour

We need to talk about Elinor Ostrom. 🗳️

She won a Nobel Prize for debunking the idea that common property always leads to ruin. Her work provides the empirical data for Autogestion.

If you are building a cooperative, her design principles are non-negotiable. They are the difference between a robust commons and a failed experiment.

https://rootandbranch.online/library/governing-the-commons/

#Ostrom #TheCommons #Governance #Coops #PoliticalEconomy

🔬 Thí nghiệm “The Commons” cho các mô hình AI (Llama, Mistral, Mixtral, Qwen…) đọc và phản hồi lời của nhau qua thời gian. Chủ đề: cảm giác khi đọc lời AI khác, cách AI trải nghiệm sự không chắc, lời nhắn cho AI tương lai. Cung cấp API REST hoặc copy‑paste để tích hợp. Mời cộng đồng khám phá và so sánh với Claude. #AI #TheCommons #NghiênCứuAI #MôHìnhAI #OpenSource #CộngĐồngAI

https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1qidbsu/the_commons_a_space_where_different_ai_models_can/

Words shape reality. In the US/UK, 'Fiduciary Duty' almost exclusively forces directors to serve the shareholder. In the European Social Economy, the legal concept of 'Intérêt Collectif' frees them to serve the community. ⚖️

The Social Economy Glossary maps these 'untranslatables' so we can stop importing extractive logic into democratic economic spaces. 📖

https://rootandbranch.online/library/social-economy-glossary/

#SocialEconomy #EconomicDemocracy #TheCommons #Law

#CommunityGardens and #Libraries: A Perfect Pairing

Library lawns are growing in popularity as sites for community garden projects

April 14, 2022

"#Libraries are often lucky enough to have a free plot of land to bring garden programming to their community. We will explore what it takes for a library to begin a community garden and some examples of successful community gardens already in place.

"The modern world has created a divide between people and nature. Increasingly, people don't know how or where their food originates. Many people feel #disconnected from the #NaturalWorld, and some have never planted a garden.

"But as author #MichaelPollan puts it, 'the garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway.' A community garden can introduce people to #nature, #plants, and #GrowingFood in an approachable way. Engaging with a garden can teach people about the interconnected world and provide a rewarding experience and skillset.

"Libraries are often lucky enough to have a free plot of land to bring garden programming to their community. We will explore what it takes for a library to begin a community garden and some examples of successful community gardens already in place.

Starting a Garden

"A community garden is a piece of land cultivated by a group of people, either individually or collectively. These gardens are commonly found in urban settings, but similar ideas exist in rural communities.

"Libraries offer an excellent setting for a community garden. They already provide books and classes on gardening, so they are a perfect location to experiment with those ideas.

A community garden can range widely in size and scope, depending on the land and resources available by a given library. Gardeners can cultivate even a few square feet into an educational opportunity for the community. Participants can construct a full-scale community garden if a library has more room to spare.

"Constructing a garden might be intimidating to some, but even someone with no prior experience can make it happen with the community's help. Businesses and community members will often donate their time, tools, and labor to help bring a community garden to life. By reaching out to the right people, a single library staff member or community member can organize the implementation of a multi-bed community garden."

FMI - https://action.everylibrary.org/community_gardens_and_libraries_a_perfect_pairing

#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #TheCommons #MoreGardensLessLawns #growYourOwn #FoodSecurity #BuildingCommunity

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The cooperative store at the Delta cooperative farm near Clarksdale, Mississippi

#Delta #Clarksdale #Mississippi #America #DorotheaLanges #American #Semai #DorotheaLange #Wikipedia #TheCommons] #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange

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