Quote Originally Posted by catherine View Post
This, and Alan's comment about refrigerators in the gift economy, is like saying in 1960 how could we ever walk on the moon.

We started with the space program by defining the values that were important to us and then we hired the engineers.

The economic system we have and the values that drive it have bankrupted our natural resources, handcuffed us to soul-sucking jobs, and dismantled our sense of community.

So, let's tinker with that model a bit and see if we can get back some of the things we've lost along the way.
Agree with this and ANM.

In response to your question, Alan, "How does manufacturing or supply chains work in a gift economy. Do refrigerators or cars, TV's or mobile phones exist there? ", I think a good example of the "tinkering" catherine speaks of is exhibited in the CEO example in the OP.

I still don't understand why some people seem to be stuck on the "all or nothing" solutions, instead of taking what is "good" and working towards "better".