tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324900760146899721.post647509966606251877..comments2023-06-23T08:41:31.131+01:00Comments on together-in-between: Why should currency be common?Tracey Followshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974802428339697353noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324900760146899721.post-4634232034410301332011-10-31T12:49:44.991+00:002011-10-31T12:49:44.991+00:00When you mention monetising your social footprint ...When you mention monetising your social footprint it feels like you’re extracting value for actions that you’re purposely making, but I think that what you’re actually doing is monetising your friends. That’s kind of the opposite of technology networks developed to connect people, to improve the ways and means of relating to each other. You’re effectively saying here’s all my friends, connections, acquaintances, colleagues, what are they worth to you? This, I think, is what your twitter example suggests. Douglas Rushkoff has some really interesting thoughts on this – he did a brilliant talk at Etsy that I can’t find the proper link for so here’s one to where I’ve hosted it: http://www.ritalinfoibles.com/?p=2098<br /><br />The other thing that occurs to me is that the “end game” of what you’ve envisioned is people’s behaviour becoming motivated as the generation of tradeable “value” that they can use to offset their cost of living. <br /><br />I guess you could argue that’s what we’re all doing anyway sat typing this as I am at a desk where I’m being paid to do stuff other than barble on on people’s blogs (it’s lunchtime!) Is this any different to Nectar cards is the obvious reasoning? I don’t know, but it feels like ultimately a pretty depressing classification of or motivator for human behaviour. I don’t want my friends to monetise me through their social network, I don’t want my personal expression online (your reviews example) to be something motivated by an extrinsic value relation, I want to do it because I enjoy it.<br /><br />This kind of ties into some stuff I was pondering about the word consumer the other day that you can read here if you want, bit ranty tho! http://www.ritalinfoibles.com/?p=1962<br /><br />Fascinating stuff-sorry I’ve banged on at such length<br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00213089718718887557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324900760146899721.post-64262746953382192462011-10-30T22:55:40.272+00:002011-10-30T22:55:40.272+00:00Hi Tom
Thanks for stopping by!
Well yes I'm...Hi Tom <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />Well yes I'm not sure it is entirely a good thing. But I do think it is inevitable. The upside is that everyone gets exactly what they want for the right price without having to subsidise other people's choices. On the other hand it means that early adopters or enthusiasts of social media get better value than those who don't understand or aren't interested - and that makes for an unfair society, where those who are in most need of getting value have the least access to it.Tracey Followshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974802428339697353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324900760146899721.post-40093939217676128162011-10-30T21:01:19.205+00:002011-10-30T21:01:19.205+00:00Great post thanks I enjoyed reading that.
I'm...Great post thanks I enjoyed reading that.<br /><br />I'm interested to know why you think a currency based on individuality rather than commonality would be a good thing?Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00213089718718887557noreply@blogger.com