Re: Truly Capitalist Things | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: R Philip Dowds (rpdowdscomcast.net) | |
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2015 11:47:41 -0700 (PDT) |
Maybe. But I am aware of more than a couple cohousing communities that are convinced that tenant-occupied units devalue the property and make mortgages more difficult to secure … and so, would much prefer a very high rate of owner occupancy. Meanwhile, at Cornerstone — a high-density development in a high-density city, well served by transit within a few minutes walk — I have tried hard to push for various schemes involving community-owned shared cars. The advantages are strong in my mind, but so far, no acceptance of this idea; people remain heavily attached to their “personal” vehicles, which in turn seem essential to personal freedom and independence. We’ve still got a lot of work in front of us. This may in part be due to America as a competitive culture, rather than a collaborative one. Thanks, Philip Dowds Cornerstone Village Cohousing Cambridge, MA > On Oct 17, 2015, at 2:08 PM, William New <wnew [at] stillcreek.net> wrote: > > And if we move homes/housing out of the _capitalist_ economy and into the > _sharing_ economy, what happens then?? > > Ponder the emerging worldview of Millennials who are shunning personal > ownership of houses and cars, embracing social sharing (e.g. Uber, AirBnB, > cooperative financing), and redefining alternative models of career and > education (to obviate indebtedness) — “co-housing” (largely a product of the > Boomer culture as we know it) will likely morph to something beyond a “truly > capitalist thing”.
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Truly Capitalist Things William New, October 17 2015
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