Anarcho-Commie-Rave?!?!?

[carrie_gates]

mk, so I've been thinking for a long time about how there are some value conflicts inherent in the rave scene today. So rave started as an emancipatory, anti-capitalist, "Temporary Autonomous Zone", if you will...but now it costs a hell of a lot of money to put together the shows we now call "raves". Gotta pay for the venue, the sound system, the

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I'm down

[lni9]

^^

Ack, my thoughts don't fit on here at the moment. I mean, not that they are so voluminous, but that I just can't squeeze them into printed words.

Re: I'm down

[carrie_gates]

really?

are you into this enough that you'd like to try it sometime?

we are getting pretty backed up now with all the stuff we have to talk about in person, Mehta! Maybe we'll have to see each other sometime! What's yr schedj like this weekend?

[ivytheadventure]

i'm not laughing. i think this is a great idea, but i don't know what to say exactly at this moment. we should talk about it

jon's voice

[carrie_gates]

so jon is here with me now and he says that there should always be a way for people to pay with money.
I fully agree, and I think that is what I meant by using corn or glow sticks as the trade unit instead of labour or cash...something one could trade for an object that could be exchanged for money easily in a local market.
I am only thnking of corn or glow sticks as the universal trading unit in lieu of money but it hasn't come to me yet.
Money probably is the best way to quickly exchange goods and services, etc...but there must be ways to tweak the system so that mutual benefits are shared from mutual exchange on a more direct and more satisfying level.

If only..

[anonymous]

our country.