Value flows
*Flows of value beyond monetary.
Conventional money, as designed and used, cannot express important types of value
Other flows of value that we care about: e.g. ecological flows, the social relationships of gift economies, people’s contributions to commons.
Dollars, euros, and other state currencies don’t let us see the flows of value that matter most — ecological flows, the social relationships of gift economies, people’s contributions to commons.
1. Flows?
"As a society, we have a pretty good understanding of objects and how to manipulate them, but we’re not as good with flows," says MetaCurrency project founder Arthur Brock.
2. What are some value flows?
- e.g. within a community
- social contributions
- reputation
- work performed
- care work
- community sentiment
- ecological flows (what does this actually mean?)
- the social relationships of gift economies
- people's contributions to commons
3. DisCO flows of value
DisCOs have something to say on value flows: Reimagining the origin and flows of value.
- Livelihood work: productive market value (the DisCO’s goods and services are paid for);
- Love Work: productive pro-bono value (the commons created through self-selected volunteer work);
- Care Work: reproductive work value (towards the collective and among its members, see above).
4. Implementations
- ValueFlows as a formal protocol for describing and tracking these other flows of value.
- Holochain?
In other words, the Holochain protocols would function as a grammar for the system, or language for building apps that name flows of value within a community, such as social contributions, reputation, work performed, care work, even community sentiment.
5. Elsewhere
5.1. In my garden
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