Why buy a drill when all you need is a hole?
Posted December 20, 2010 at 5:39 am by Ian Byington
Over the next few years, different economic models are going to emerge to supplant the current ponzi scheme that we see as inevitable in our present culture (hey, I lost 70% of the value of my retirement savings in the past three years, and some 40% of the value of my house – I’m definitely on the wrong end of the gamble!)
And yes, this matters for islands, where we see firsthand the limits to growth, the limits that resources impose, and the impact of increasing, unsustainable population growth.
One of these emerging models is the notion of collaborative consumption, which seeks to re-write the rules into more natural ways that we share. Rachel Botsman explains in this TED talk from Sydney:
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Categories: Enviro Corner
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Wow that’s very impressive. Good stuff to think about, and move toward. (like the drawer full of CD’s I have). Thanks for sharing this video Ian!!
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