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mirlo.spaceThe music industry does not work for artists or listeners and needs a radical reimagining.Mirlo hosts a community of artists, listeners, organizers, and coders who are daring to do just that: taking lessons learned from working in the solidarity economy and applying them to our platform. 📣🐦‍⬛ <a href="https://mirlo.space/pages/about" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mirlo.space/pages/about</a><a href="https://musician.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/MusicIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MusicIndustry</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/BrokenRecord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BrokenRecord</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/SolidarityEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SolidarityEconomy</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Organising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Organising</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Musicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Musicians</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Bands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bands</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Culture</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Grassroots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Grassroots</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Audio</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Collaboration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Collaboration</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Coop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Coop</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Coops</a>

Levka<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewHaven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewHaven</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coops</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a>Meanwhile, back in the past . . .In about '73-4 people in New Haven, Connecticut started a food coop. My communal household was the 12th house hold to join. One night a week, at three in the morning, one of the households would go tho the loading dock and buy wholesale produce strait off the trucks, take it back to the house and divide it up. We rotated this task. More and more households joined. Pretty soon we were moving enough food that the living room floors of communal households wasn't a big enough sort space. There were about 1500 of us. We chipped in and rented an unused bodega in the Hill (one of New Haven's several ghettos), not to do retail, but just to have enough floor and shelf space to sort the food. We also were able to store non perishables there so we could buy that stuff in bigger lots.We immediately ran into another food coop operating in the neighborhood. It was all Black and based on the basement floors of a network of Black churches, instead of a network of living room floors like we were doing. Other than that, we operated exactly the same. There were about 1500 of them, too. We held one joint meeting and voted unanimously to fuse. Now there was 3,000 of us.So we rented out an abandoned supermarket. It might have once been a Kroger. It was one of those chains. I forget which one. Whatever it was, when it closed it created a food desert.We cleared one space out for childcare and another for socializing. The rest of the layout stayed the same. It had pretty much everything available that capitalist grocery stores had, even a limited selection of junk food snacks. Mostly, though, the food was not junk. Everything but the meat sold at 2% over cost, which covered the building's overhead. The meat was prorated according to cut because that was the only to make the budget work. The coop was staffed by volunteers, except we also hired a professional butcher and two part time drivers with the money we saved by not having a boss. Then we acquired a grant writer who worked for commission. We spent the grant money on infrastructure. Membership was by household, not individuals. A tight schedule made sure there was always enough staff on hand. It was never a problem. The food was excellent. The members were the best ever. It became a sort of community hang out in addition to being the community pantry. Sometimes political groups held meetings in the socializing area. It was sweet.Then I moved to California (long story) and lost track of the place. Whatever happened to it? Did it go under or get coopted by capitalism or what? Just wondering.

mirlo.spaceWhy Mirlo? 🐦‍⬛❔ <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Coop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Coop</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Coops</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Musicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Musicians</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/MusicIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MusicIndustry</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ecosystem</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Bands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bands</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Listeners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Listeners</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/MusicFans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MusicFans</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/MusicLovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MusicLovers</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Grassroots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Grassroots</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/GrassrootsMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GrassrootsMusic</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/SolidarityEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SolidarityEconomy</a>

Zeb King 🇨🇦I appreciate the responsiveness of the local Co-op store. <a href="https://www.co-op.crs/about" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.co-op.crs/about</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coops</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/boycottusa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#boycottusa</a>

mirlo.spaceReally in-depth and insightful video about music industry consolidation and how musicians are impacted as a result. Proud to be mentioned at 19:53 as an alternative option: building cooperative, open source infrastructure. 💪🐦‍⬛ <a href="https://youtu.be/I8zBkQFDpsg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/I8zBkQFDpsg</a><a href="https://musician.social/tags/Spotify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Spotify</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Streaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Streaming</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Musicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Musicians</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Band" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Band</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Bands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bands</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/NowWatching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NowWatching</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Grassroots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Grassroots</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Coop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Coop</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Coops</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Collaborative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Collaborative</a>

mirlo.spaceExcuse us, coming through... 🎺🐸🐦‍⬛ <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Grassroots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Grassroots</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Musicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Musicians</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/MusicCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MusicCommunity</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/YourLiftIsHere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YourLiftIsHere</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Coop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Coop</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Coops</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Frogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Frogs</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Birds</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Trumpets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trumpets</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/BandcampAlternatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BandcampAlternatives</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Bands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bands</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Artists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Artists</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/SolidarityEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SolidarityEconomy</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/DIYMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DIYMusic</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/IndieMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndieMusic</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Independent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Independent</a>

nieebel<a href="https://101010.pl/@SceNtriC" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@SceNtriC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@WildaSoftware" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@WildaSoftware</a> <a href="https://wspanialy.eu/@maciek33" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@maciek33</a> I like <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/stock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stock</a> picking, active managed funds, (corporate/government/junk) <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bonds</a>, micro credit funds, fixed-term deposits, overnight / <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#money</a> market funds, <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cooperatives</a> and alternative investments (arbitrary order)Regarding stock picking, having 30 stocks gives a decent diversification since most stocks have anyway cross correlations.Example <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bonds</a>: <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/@aligyie/110767861827976164" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://digitalcourage.social/@aligyie/110767861827976164</a>[2/2]<a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/ETFsAreNotSustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ETFsAreNotSustainable</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stocks</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coops</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/greenBonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#greenBonds</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/climateBonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climateBonds</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#money</a>

mirlo.spaceThanks to Worx Printing for these - now on our page! 👕🐦‍⬛ <a href="https://mirlo.space/team/merch/bird-notes-t-shirt" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mirlo.space/team/merch/bird-notes-t-shirt</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Coop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Coop</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Coops</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Merch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Merch</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Musicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Musicians</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Birdwatching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Birdwatching</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/TShirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TShirt</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Apparel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apparel</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Clothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Clothing</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/TShirts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TShirts</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Artwork</a>

Aaron<a href="https://mapstodon.space/@lokjo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@lokjo</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/@rbreich" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@rbreich</a> shop coop<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coops</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cooperatives</a>

Calishat<a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sustainability</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CircularEconomy</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coops</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/BestPractices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BestPractices</a> 'As part of the project, tools and research on the circular economy at the crossroads of cooperatives and SMEs were identified, resulting in a collection of over 450 items. '<a href="https://rrecq.ca/en/news/a-digital-collection-of-circular-economy-resources/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://rrecq.ca/en/news/a-digital-collection-of-circular-economy-resources/</a>

mirlo.spaceWhat exactly is <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Mirlo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mirlo</a>, in a nutshell? 🥜🐦‍⬛ <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Coop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Coop</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Musicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Musicians</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/SignUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SignUp</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Coops</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Bands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bands</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/MusicCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MusicCommunity</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/NewMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewMusic</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Cooperative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cooperative</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Community</a>

Ethical RevolutionYear of the Co-ops<a href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/year-of-the-co-ops/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">[Read on Ethical Revolution]</a>Did you know the UN has made 2025 ‘International year of co-operatives’?Co-ops are democratically owned businesses or organisations, with the co-op’s members in control to meet their shared needs. The members may be customers, employees, residents or suppliers.All co-ops the world over shares the same <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.uk.coop/what-co-op/co-op-values-and-principles" target="_blank">7 principles and 10 values</a>.Around 40% of the UK’s 7000 co-ops are consumer owned – think credit unions, high street Co-op supermarkets and <a href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/the-co-operative-broadband/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Your Co-op</a>, while over 350 are worker owned e.g. <a href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/essential-affordable-wholefoods-more/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Essential</a> (Food & Household specialists), <a href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/footprint-workers-co-op/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Footprint Workers Co-op</a> (Riso printers), <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://gofreerange.com/" target="_blank">Go Free Range</a> (Software development revolutionaries: <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-url mention" href="https://ruby.social/@freerange" target="_blank">@freerange</a>), <a href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/suma/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Suma</a> (Food, household, toiletries), <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://veggies.org.uk/" target="_blank">Veggies</a> (Catering company: <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-url mention" href="https://social.coop/@Veggies" target="_blank">@Veggies</a>) and <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.workers.coop/" target="_blank">workers.coop</a> (Federation of worker-led cooperatives: <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-url mention" href="https://social.coop/@workers_coop" target="_blank">@workers_coop</a>). Others can be multi-stakeholder owned such as <a href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/webarchitects-co-operative/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Webarchitects</a> (Cloud hosting services). Examples of international co-ops are <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://blog.cosocial.ca/" target="_blank">cosocial</a> (Non profit social media platform: <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-url mention" href="https://cosocial.ca/@coop" target="_blank">@coop</a> – Canada), <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://limeleaf.coop/" target="_blank">Limeleaf</a> (Software developers: <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-url mention" href="https://social.coop/@limeleaf" target="_blank">@limeleaf</a> – USA), <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://nubo.coop/" target="_blank">Nubo</a> (Ethical mail & cloud services: <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-url mention" href="https://hostux.social/@nubo_coop" target="_blank">@nubo_coop</a> – Belgium), <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://ouvaton.coop/" target="_blank">Ouvaton</a> (Hosting & software services: <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-url mention" href="https://mastodon.ouvaton.coop/@ouvaton" target="_blank">@ouvaton</a> – France) and <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://sociality.coop/" target="_blank">Society</a> (Digital technologies: <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-url mention" href="https://libretooth.gr/@sociality" target="_blank">@sociality</a> – Greece).The Labour government did say in its pre-election manifesto that it would double the size of the co-op sector and mutual economy in the UK, but as with many manifesto pledges I wouldn’t hold your breath. The 10 official co-operative ‘values’ are: <ol><li>Caring for others</li><li>Democracy</li><li>Equity</li><li>Equality</li><li>Honesty</li><li>Openness</li><li>Self help</li><li>Self responsibility</li><li>Solidarity</li><li>Social responsibility</li></ol> <a href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/year-of-the-co-ops/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">[Via Ethical Revolution]</a><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/tag/coop/" target="_blank">#Coop</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/tag/cooperative/" target="_blank">#cooperative</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/tag/cooperatives/" target="_blank">#Cooperatives</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/tag/coops/" target="_blank">#coops</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/tag/democracy/" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/tag/equality/" target="_blank">#equality</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/tag/honesty/" target="_blank">#honesty</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/tag/solidarity/" target="_blank">#solidarity</a>

AaronThere's a simple solution to all of this. The for-profit, publicly traded corporation must go the way of the wind. Non-profits and cooperatives can fill the gap, *without* exploitation.<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/corporation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#corporation</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/coop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coop</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coops</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cooperatives</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nonprofit</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/nonprofits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nonprofits</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#exploitation</a>

AaronPlugging the Leak

Aaron<a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@Professor_Stevens" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Professor_Stevens</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ReggieHere" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ReggieHere</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/@kibcol1049" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@kibcol1049</a> If only there were some way to avoid this outcome. Like, a business model that didn't harvest wealth from every transaction between workers and consumers and dump it into some oligarch's bank account. A business model where any money taken from the community went right back to that same community. Maybe a community owned business? A business owned by the workers and/or consumers?<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coops</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cooperatives</a>

Aaron<a href="https://syzito.xyz/@OccuWorld" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@OccuWorld</a>This is where the fascism is coming from. The 1% used capitalism to leverage wealth out of the hands of everyone else, which caused a surge in populism, fear, and anger, which enabled Trump to rise. Then they funded him because he redirected the fear and anger at other citizens instead of the 1%. And now they're using him to disassemble our democracy and make it work even more in their favor. And so the oligarchy transforms back into the aristocracy it was born from.Future generations must not forget. If you don't want fascism, don't allow aristocracy or oligarchy to form. That means outlawing billionaires from the start. Some tools we have to fight this:* UBI * wealth tax * cooperative-based economy<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/NoBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoBillionaires</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/NoKings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoKings</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ubi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ubi</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/WealthTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WealthTax</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/WealthInequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WealthInequality</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/IncomeInequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IncomeInequality</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#inequality</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GINI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GINI</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coops</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cooperatives</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/aristocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aristocracy</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oligarchy</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascism</a>

Aaron“They say, ‘We tried socialism; it didn’t work. We tried… the market model; it didn’t work. What are we supposed to do now?’ ” Stiglitz said. “I think it’s really important to say there are some other models out there.”<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coops</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cooperatives</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialism</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/nationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nationalism</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascism</a>

Aaron“When people feel excluded in social and economic terms, they also often feel excluded in political terms and that can lead to very short-term as well as long-term adversarial outcomes,” he added.<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coops</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cooperatives</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/nationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nationalism</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascism</a>

Aaron"They were united in their beliefs that co-ops can provide a voice for citizens who feel ignored. That could be an antidote to the anti-system outrage associated with the vote in Great Britain to abandon the European Union and other nationalistic movements, they suggested."<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coops</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cooperatives</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/nationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nationalism</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascism</a>

Aaron<a href="https://www.electric.coop/global-economy-cooperatives-joseph-stiglitz" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.electric.coop/global-economy-cooperatives-joseph-stiglitz</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coops</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cooperatives</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economy</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/nationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nationalism</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascism</a>

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