<nettime> alternative visions/projects of automation

[Luke Munn <luke.munn@gmail.com>]

Hey Net-timers,

I'm writing a short book on automation and am looking for examples of alternative visions of the "future of work" broadly speaking, i.e. projects or movements that run counter to the near-future scenarios envisioned by Siemens, IBM, Google, and so on.

"Alternative" in this context might mean technologies or projects with different sets of values - e.g. more egalitarian, more ecologically attuned - than the usual axioms: accumulation of capital, increased efficiency, etc.

Or "alternative" might mean more localized interventions that take into account specific community needs, as opposed to the globalized, homogenized future typically on offer.

I'm sure there are a lot of inspiring and ingenuous projects out there I'm unaware of - please post away! :-)

best,

Luke

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