venessa miemis

can reputation be a currency


Currencies are not just money, but mechanisms and systems that change the flows of attention, trust, participation and value in an information economy – like frequent flier miles, eBay ratings, votes, coupons, gift certificates, and social scoring metrics.

How we create and measure value is going through a change that has not been seen in over 600 years—since the emergence of the first systematic nationalized currencies. It is profoundly affecting the central vs. distributed control of value, and the archetypes that surround how we measure value. by Stan Stalnaker of Hub Culture.




perfect timing Venessa - thank you.
why is everything based on making money?
why is all we talk about based on getting people to buy our stuff.
schooling the world.. what if our stuff is not even needed?
so - you say - but how else will i have money to live on..
maybe the excess is keeping us from soul peace
maybe the excess if blinding us to all that is needed.
maybe the excess if keeping us mindless to the possibility of us not needing money, but rather needing each