Just finished the stellarbook, by James Arbib and Tony Seba (from RethinkX). They make a very interesting case on how we can move from our current extractive societies to one of abundance. It touches on many themes that are well known in the solar punk community, still it brought together a clear overview and model of where we are now and how to get to a better world.
I was wondering if anyone here has read it as well. And what your take is.
That’s no excuse, Walled Culture is available as a DRM free, gratis ebook. If they wanted to make it free, they could’ve.
Wanting to live in a better society doesnt free you of the requirements of living in the current one. Insisting all writing must be freely given away is equivalent to saying only the independently wealthy get a voice.
I’m not wealthy by any means, but I’ve made the choice I’m not going to sell information to people. If necessary I’ll sell my labour to companies, which may include creating information, but outside of a job if I create something, it’s free for anyone to use.
People can have standards, unless they would literally die otherwise in which case do what you can to survive. But I doubt the authors of that book are in such a situation.
That’s a an admirable stance for you to take. It’s not admirable to insist that everyone else is held to what you personally are willing to hold yourself to.