Zee Spencer (He/They) · @Zee
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This is what I mean when I talk about the .

We bring people into a position where they *must* evaluate their contributions impact upon the economic health of the organization they're working in

Shifting thinking away from "Market Rate" and towards "Contribution and Responsibility Rate" allows us to provide a more equitable compensation package to a wider range of participants; rather than dumping all our money into engineering.

#ReconciliationOfLabor

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Zee Spencer (He/They) · @Zee
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The fear and anxiety around finance and operations generated by poverty is one 's greatest moats.

And it is a moat that we must cross on our journey towards a .

The good news is the moat is filled with cold water, and the movement is building rafts.

In the coming economic chaos, and have a key part to play supplanting ways of relating with ones.

#PowerWith #PowerOver #cooperatives #communityowned #workerowned #cooperative #ReconciliationOfLabor #capitalism

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Zee Spencer (He/They) · @Zee
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All systems are sub-systems as well as super-systems; which means both in-system and out-system work is critical for change.

The path to liberation is through sustainably performing both as appropriate, and re-routing as more contextually appropriate paths emerge.

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Zee Spencer (He/They) · @Zee
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One of the most common "flailure modes" for people moving out of traditional organizations towards self or collectively managed organizations is over-extending oneself because there are no longer the artificial boundaries of a boss keeping you in "your lane."

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Zee Spencer (He/They) · @Zee
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Entrepreneurship is part of the ; but it has significant up-front costs, redlining issues, and often perpetuates the exploitation of others labor.

To create socioeconomic self-determination for all, start dismantling exploitative entrepreneurialism.

Exploitative entrepreneurialism looks like:

1. Underpaying labor (wages or unbalanced employee ownership programs)
2. Using misleading or cognitively exploitative marketing on customers.
3. Leveraging exploitative suppliers.

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