Bob Robertson XI · @BobRobertsonXI
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@doctorLURK

Check out this thread: librarysocialism.social/@matty

It is to setup a that can be versatile enough to handle lending a variety of objects.

#Lending #library #meansofproduction

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John · @autogestion
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Matty Roses · @mattyroses
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A similar sort of network has developed in many places with the networks. And this is something that can support as well - after all, a gift/buynothingitem is just a that never expires.

One advantage of a permanent loan over a gift, though, is that it does incentivize people to keep items withing the system, and not sell it back to the mainstream economy.

#buynothing #meansofproduction #loan #capitalist

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Matty Roses · @mattyroses
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But a couple problems still exist - how do I setup libraries, especially for things that don't currently have libraries, like

Well, you can go the traditional route - find a space, and make it a . means that you will have software to help you with this ready to go!

But spaces are expensive, particularly in environments. So MoP also supports a newish idea, .

#tools #library #meansofproduction #urban #distributedlibrary

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Matty Roses · @mattyroses
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So what is ?

MoP is open source software being designed to power libraries. It has two key features - the ability to create a , and the ability to between many different libraries.

We'll handle each of these items separately, then dive into the tech stack, status, and later features!

If you'd like to get involved, please let me know!

#meansofproduction #distributedlibrary #federate

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Matty Roses · @mattyroses
274 followers · 86 posts · Server librarysocialism.social

A 🧵on the ongoing project - which is designed to enable along with of all types of libraries, especially , and even

You can find more info at meansofp.org/, and the codebase is at meansofp.org/.

We have a discord at discord.gg/DxUrwhDg - but also moving lots of the discussion here to !

#meansofproduction #librarysocialism #federation #toollibraries #housing #opensource #mastodon

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Everything you need to live comfortably can be grown in less than an acre.

It's not expensive and you don't have to be a genius to learn how.

If we made growing our own a fundamental part of maturity, like a high school requirement, we could be a sustainable people, immune to economic fluctuations & the whims of the rich & powerful, eating nutritious food from our zero-input harvest-only garden, and doing whatever we want with our abundant free time, instead of day jobs..!

#meansofproduction

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JProl 🌍🎶💾🆓🐦 · @JProl
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JProl 🌍🎶💾🆓🐦 · @JProl
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Richard · @richard
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Over the past decade there's been a bevvy of faux buying on .

These are part of a and to make us think we are getting more while we our (aka ).

The reality is we are poorer than ever. And only the have benefitted from the .

has brought this to a head - but let's make no mistake...

didn't **cause** anything.

#realestate #programming #television #programmes #confidenceTrick #socialengineering #wealthy #offshore #meansofproduction #manufacturing #extremelyWealthy #offshoring #coronavirus #COVID19

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· @Shamar
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I'm a in , right now. And you can strike too!
I'm in strike to support my and for with the it tries to protect: rassegna.it/mobile/articoli/me

But also to show my how firmly control the : our heads.

#programmer #strike #union #solidarity #workers #employer #programmers #meansofproduction

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