Value flows

Flows of [[value]] beyond monetary.

Conventional money, as designed and used, cannot express important types of value

– [[Free, Fair and Alive]]

Other flows of value that we care about: e.g. [[ecological flows]], the social relationships of [[gift economies]], people’s contributions to [[commons]].

Dollars, euros, and other state currencies don’t let us see the flows of value that matter most — ecological flows, the social relationships of gift economies, people’s contributions to commons.

– [[Free, Fair and Alive]]

Flows?

"As a society, we have a pretty good understanding of objects and how to manipulate them, but we’re not as good with flows," says [[MetaCurrency]] project founder [[Arthur Brock]].

– [[Free, Fair and Alive]]

What are some value flows?

• e.g. within a community
  • social contributions
  • reputation
  • work performed
  • care work
  • community sentiment
• ecological flows (what does this actually mean?)
• the social relationships of gift economies
• people’s contributions to commons

DisCO flows of value

[[DisCO]]s have something to say on value flows: Reimagining the origin and flows of value.

• Livelihood work: productive market value (the DisCO’s goods and services are paid for);
• Love Work: productive pro-bono value (the commons created through self-selected volunteer work);
• [[Care Work]]: reproductive work value (towards the collective and among its members, see above).

Implementations

• [[ValueFlows]] as a formal protocol for describing and tracking these other flows of value.
• Holochain?

In other words, the [[Holochain]] protocols would function as a grammar for the system, or language for building apps that name flows of value within a community, such as social contributions, reputation, work performed, care work, even community sentiment.

– [[Free, Fair and Alive]]