@david_ross I've tried to join, but they require in-person verification by several different members (and there are none around Greece where I am, which is a pity because such a UBI system would be something interesting for refugees to join).
@david_ross I was already part of the previous Grantcoin distributions, though looks like my account has been marked as pending verification in this new system anyway...
$250,000 "worth" of the previous iteration which was called Grantcoin was already given out (to 3,000 individuals in over 100 countries). They've undergone many updates lately, including the name change.
Weekly automated distributions due to start again March 1.
They've already given out over $250,000 (to 3,000 individuals in over 100 countries) under their old name GRANTCOIN. They've undergone significant changes lately, including the name change.
Weekly automated distributions due to start March 1.
Money & Society MOOC, starts Sunday 4 hours a week for 4 weeks. Aims to help understand how money works, has worked in history, its impacts on individuals & society, what alternatives look like, & helps asses all the ideas floating around today http://ho.io/moocΒ
Disappointing how much center-left media discourse of big tech focuses on antitrust / "break them up" fantasies and how little is about promoting alternatives like co-operative ownership and open source. Neoliberal "thought leaders" cannot seem to conceive of approaches other than "greed is good but let's add a layer of government regulation".
@Gin reminded me of this practice by the Ju/βhoansi people:
βWhen a young man kills much meat, he comes to think of himself as a chief or a big man β and thinks of the rest of us as his servants or inferiors. We canβt accept this ... so we always speak of his meat as worthless. This way, we cool his heart and make him gentle.β
Similar insults were meted out to anyone who assumed airs and graces or got too big for their leather sandals.
Well, I celebrated too quickly. There's actually some deceptive marketing going on. They were trying to sell me VDSL (which I already have) branded as fiber...