Comments for TinkerX http://www.tinkerx.com A deluxe heap of broken images. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:16:48 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on The unhealthy love at the root of our economic ruin by Bryan Alexander http://www.tinkerx.com/2011/12/17/the-unhealthy-love-at-the-root-of-our-economic-ruin/#comment-83105 Bryan Alexander Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:16:48 +0000 http://www.tinkerx.com/?p=788#comment-83105 Fine post, Andy (I'm that Facebook pal, over the intertubes). I hope you're right, that we've rediscovered a non-consumerist way of living. You remind me of Yochai Benkler's argument about commons-based peer production, stuff we do for love. But I've got the fears. Fear 1: consumerism - hyperconsumerism - was just too deeply embedded for us to pluck it out so quickly (crash was only 2008). Too many Boomers and Xers were weaned and fattened up on the stuff. Fear 2: the financial guys hate this non-monetary stuff. And as the global economy tightens up, capital gets stressed, and investment options seem to be reduced, the oligarchs will take steps to refinancialize life. Fear 3: more and more is flowing into health care. That's a weird sector of our collective life, both consumerism and not, a boom economy in the midst of crisis, soaking up huge amounts of private and public money. The older folks - who vote more, and get polled more often - are fighting hard to keep their very expensive care. If they win (and they are, so far), and as meaningful reforms are largely nonstarters, I don't see solution beyond more money. The medical sector needs cash, and more of us will spend a greater proportion of our dwindling hours working to feed it. Maybe we'll spend our non-health-care-related hours doing things we love. Call it the new corvee. Fine post, Andy (I’m that Facebook pal, over the intertubes).
I hope you’re right, that we’ve rediscovered a non-consumerist way of living. You remind me of Yochai Benkler’s argument about commons-based peer production, stuff we do for love.
But I’ve got the fears.

Fear 1: consumerism – hyperconsumerism – was just too deeply embedded for us to pluck it out so quickly (crash was only 2008). Too many Boomers and Xers were weaned and fattened up on the stuff.

Fear 2: the financial guys hate this non-monetary stuff. And as the global economy tightens up, capital gets stressed, and investment options seem to be reduced, the oligarchs will take steps to refinancialize life.

Fear 3: more and more is flowing into health care. That’s a weird sector of our collective life, both consumerism and not, a boom economy in the midst of crisis, soaking up huge amounts of private and public money. The older folks – who vote more, and get polled more often – are fighting hard to keep their very expensive care. If they win (and they are, so far), and as meaningful reforms are largely nonstarters, I don’t see solution beyond more money. The medical sector needs cash, and more of us will spend a greater proportion of our dwindling hours working to feed it. Maybe we’ll spend our non-health-care-related hours doing things we love. Call it the new corvee.

]]> Comment on Legal marketing and outsourcing: ping pong posts by Sarah http://www.tinkerx.com/writing/legal_marketing_toc/legal-marketing-and-outsourcing-ping-pong-posts/#comment-83104 Sarah Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:54:29 +0000 http://www.tinkerx.com/index.php/writing/legal_marketing_toc/legal-marketing-and-outsourcing-ping-pong-posts/#comment-83104 What about clerical jobs and accounts related jobs ?? They may be outsourced :) What about clerical jobs and accounts related jobs ?? They may be outsourced :)

]]> Comment on Dickie the Stick! (My first lesson in media literacy) by Gardoglee http://www.tinkerx.com/2008/11/08/dickie-the-stick-my-first-lesson-in-media-literacy/#comment-83103 Gardoglee Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:17:49 +0000 http://www.tinkerx.com/?p=474#comment-83103 Dickie the Stick was indeed a Johnny Carson skit, possibly his best ever. Unfortunately it has been pulled from everywhere it used to be online, such as YouTube. Dickie the Stick was indeed a Johnny Carson skit, possibly his best ever. Unfortunately it has been pulled from everywhere it used to be online, such as YouTube.

]]> Comment on My Team, Your Team: Crayons at Dusk by Rise of The Superest http://www.tinkerx.com/2006/02/08/my-team-your-team-crayons-at-dusk/#comment-83102 Rise of The Superest Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:08:25 +0000 http://www.tinkerx.com/index.php/2006/02/08/my-team-your-team-crayons-at-dusk/#comment-83102 [...] But more importantly, he shared a link to his own doodling game, a fun little time-killer called My Team, Your Team. The rules were [...] [...] But more importantly, he shared a link to his own doodling game, a fun little time-killer called My Team, Your Team. The rules were [...]

]]> Comment on My Team, Your Team: Crayons at Dusk by Ye Olde Duel: The beginning | A Test Blog http://www.tinkerx.com/2006/02/08/my-team-your-team-crayons-at-dusk/#comment-83101 Ye Olde Duel: The beginning | A Test Blog Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:54:00 +0000 http://www.tinkerx.com/index.php/2006/02/08/my-team-your-team-crayons-at-dusk/#comment-83101 [...] through a typical endless circle of link clicking. I landed on Andy Havens’ page, where he explains the rules and gives a little demonstration. The rules for our variant are as [...] [...] through a typical endless circle of link clicking. I landed on Andy Havens’ page, where he explains the rules and gives a little demonstration. The rules for our variant are as [...]

]]> Comment on Chaos and order, cities and corporations, scaling and not by JP http://www.tinkerx.com/2011/09/12/chaos-and-order-cities-and-corporations-scaling-and-not/#comment-83100 JP Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:47:03 +0000 http://www.tinkerx.com/?p=780#comment-83100 Glad to get you out of hibernation, Andy! Glad to get you out of hibernation, Andy!

]]> Comment on Now taking applications for new zodiac signs by swagata http://www.tinkerx.com/2009/05/05/now-taking-applications-for-new-zodiac-signs/#comment-83099 swagata Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:31:39 +0000 http://www.tinkerx.com/?p=606#comment-83099 Hi, Seriously funny. Not a fan of the current zodiacs myself, I would be the 'dragon who eats flies'! I love dragon flies but this would be cool Hi,

Seriously funny. Not a fan of the current zodiacs myself, I would be the ‘dragon who eats flies’! I love dragon flies but this would be cool

]]> Comment on New poem: Ocean Floor by swagata http://www.tinkerx.com/2011/04/23/new-poem-ocean-floor/#comment-83098 swagata Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:17:33 +0000 http://www.tinkerx.com/?p=774#comment-83098 hi, I have come from bearshkinrug and found this blog very interesting. I also like writing and your poems really made an impression. Thoughtful, beautiful. needing a second reading to understand. I want to write like this. I will come back for tips on creativity and get a glimpse of such poems :) swagata hi,
I have come from bearshkinrug and found this blog very interesting. I also like writing and your poems really made an impression. Thoughtful, beautiful. needing a second reading to understand. I want to write like this.

I will come back for tips on creativity and get a glimpse of such poems
:)
swagata

]]> Comment on One kind of marketing lawyers do well by Orlando Mold Removal http://www.tinkerx.com/writing/legal_marketing_toc/experiential-marketing/#comment-83097 Orlando Mold Removal Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:17:59 +0000 http://www.tinkerx.com/index.php/writing/legal_marketing_toc/experiential-marketing/#comment-83097 Great article, a very good read indeed. Thanks for sharing! Great article, a very good read indeed. Thanks for sharing!

]]> Comment on One kind of marketing lawyers do well by Alex http://www.tinkerx.com/writing/legal_marketing_toc/experiential-marketing/#comment-83096 Alex Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:04:24 +0000 http://www.tinkerx.com/index.php/writing/legal_marketing_toc/experiential-marketing/#comment-83096 Kudos for a very informative article. Keep posting. Thanks! Kudos for a very informative article. Keep posting.
Thanks!

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