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Submitted by Keith Hufnagel on Wed, 06/25/2008 - 4:53pm.
As we face another 30 years of carcinogenic reliance on fossil fuels, our economy must be rebuilt now.
What should our economy do to end reliance on fossil fuels?
Any ideas?
Replace monofarms with diverse scatter plots? We don't need gmo for this. Natural, free products work fine to keep insects away there. Harvest is more reliable on a diversified plot and you don't need to worry about field rotation.
So what do we pay when money exchange is required? How many farms are stocking up on canned goods? Or is all that coming from the government? What do Olympians feel is worth purchasing? Protection? Fresh food? What should we pay for a cup of soup at Traditions? When we pay that price how is that money distributed? How is a bill for a cup of soup distributed at a larger establishment? What about a frozen cup of soup?
I am guessing that lots of us have found amazingly economical ways to live happily here. I just wondering about other ideas.....
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Submitted by Mike on Sat, 03/15/2008 - 10:33am.
Maybe a discussion of the Linux software model with benign dictator and operating license would give us some ideas about how this community should work? We are not going to be bound by a contract that says we can't market our ideas in the way that the Linux kernel is a commons, but maybe our social contract, the ethics of citizen journalism and basic blogging ethics are analogous?
Submitted by Rick on Fri, 12/07/2007 - 6:24pm.
Maybe it's my imagination or wishful thinking, but I'm getting the definite impression that there are more productive, respectful, and edifying conversations taking place on the blog of late (like this one). People with really different viewpoints were able to say what they thought, back away when it became too intense, point out insensitive language, and move the ball forward. Good work! I think there is something that I'm realizing about what blogging can actually achieve. It doesn't change people's minds that often, but just the ability to put out the information, a court ruling in the example above, allowing people to look at it carefully, and then move forward. Too often we get stuck, thinking the goal is to change minds. We change our own minds -- no one else can really do that.
Submitted by enpen on Thu, 12/06/2007 - 9:49am.
Our embarrassing President provides a very recent example of a violation of OlyBlog's new social contract regarding intellectual honesty. Bush lies and people die. Why do people around the world hate and distrust our country again?
Submitted by Rick on Wed, 12/05/2007 - 12:34am.
I made one more addition to the Social Contract (adding the practices that Mike reminded us of). I think it is good to go. I've added it to the registration email, so all new members will receive it as soon as they sign up. Here's the link, if you haven't had a chance to check it out yet. Moving forward, I've started a wiki for building a set of Bylaws for OlyBlog. Roll up your sleeves and click here to get to work.
Submitted by Rick on Sun, 12/02/2007 - 9:52pm.
I think we've got something close to a finished product, but we need more eyeballs. Please go take a look and give some feedback. Is it ready for prime time? You'll need to create an account with wetpaint in order to edit the wiki. Use the comments on this thread to discuss changes.
Submitted by Rick on Sat, 12/01/2007 - 5:28pm.
We've created a wiki page (at wetpaint.com) that we can all use to create a new Social Contract. Anyone can add, delete, change and, hopefully, improve the language. So, have at it, and let's make something that works for OlyBlog. You'll need to create an account with wetpaint in order to edit the wiki. Use the comments on this thread to discuss changes.  |
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