Baniak
added a quote:
"When we drop fear, we can draw nearer to people, we can draw nearer to the earth, we can draw nearer to all the heavenly creatures that surround us." — bell hooks
"When we drop fear, we can draw nearer to people, we can draw nearer to the earth, we can draw nearer to all the heavenly creatures that surround us." — bell hooks
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There really aren't many new ideas in this book that you can't find in Rushkoff's writings online. He does flesh out the history of corporations and centralized currency in more detail, but that still only fills a portion of the book. The rest of the book is filled with "rants" about how corporatism is destroying community and the civic institutions that we need to function as a society. This portion is thin on fact and chock full of anecdote, so it reads more as preaching to the choir. The section where he details alternatives to centralized currency is also extremely meager.
Still, I eagerly devoured this book, I just wish it had lived up to the expectations that I had of it, and that it added more material than is currently available for free online. ]]>
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Baniak
read and liked
Jamie's
review of The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilization:
"Guess what, guys? We're all doomed! Just like ancient Rome! Have a good day now! "
"Guess what, guys? We're all doomed! Just like ancient Rome! Have a good day now! "