Peer to Peer As a new mode of production, governance, and property

Complexity and Hierarchy

Types of Networks

P2P as technological infrastructure

“… .People would experience others as equals in the sense of their being both superior and inferior to themselves in varying skills and areas of endeavor (intellectually, emotionally, artistically, mechanically, interpersonally, and so forth), but with none of those skills being absolutely higher or better than others…” Jorge Ferrer P2P = equipotential participation (credentialism)

The Evolution of Hierarchy (1) by John Heron The sole role of hierarchy is in its spontaneous emergence in the initiation and continuous flowering of autonomy-in-co-operation in all spheres of human endeavor equipotential rights of participation of everyone in every field P2P Era Hierarchy empowers a measure of co-operation and autonomy in the political sphere and in varying degrees in other spheres political representation with varying degrees of wider participation Late Modern Hierarchy empowers a measure of co-operation and autonomy in the political sphere only political participation through representation Early Modern Hierarchy defines, controls and constrains co-operation and autonomy no rights of political participation Premodern Relationship between hierarchy, cooperation, autonomy Degrees of Moral Insight

Evolution of Cooperation Typology Time frame High, 1+1>2 The 4 wins “ Wisdom Game” Synergistic P2P era Average, 1+1=2 Zero Sum: Win-win: Draw “ Money Game” Neutral Modern (market, industrial) Low, 1+1<2 Zero Sum: Win-Lose “ Power Game” Adversarial Pre-modern (feudal, imperial) Quality of Cooperation Game Typology Cooperation Format

Physical vs. Information Commons Cyber Collectives Communities Governance Global Affinity Groups Territorial Groups Actors Non-local Local Scope Non-rival & Anti-rival Rival Type of Resource Information Commons Traditional Commons

Why P2P will grow For Profit For Benefit Material production Immaterial production

Modalities of Sharing

User vs. corporate typology Commons-dependent Community Mode Platform Enablers Swarming Mode Externalizers Prosumer Mode Type of Corporation Type of Users

As a new mode of production, governance, and property P2P = a total social fact

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