open source=unemployment and this rocks! from sxsw interactive 2014
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Sarah M Worthy
Genius, Entrepreneur,
Technologist, Leader,
Runner, Nerd, Mother,
Architect and Designer of
Awesome, Humble, Open
Source
open source will lead to our
salvation as technology eats
the job market.
Capitalism Doesn’t Scale, so We
Need a New Economic System.2
1 Define Open Source
3What You Can Do to Prepare for
the Future!
Warning - Walls of Text Ahead!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source
… open source promotes:
universal access via free license to a product's
design or blueprint
universal redistribution of that design or blueprint,
including subsequent improvements to it by anyone
What Do You Mean by Open
Source?
Open Source is Open Collaboration:
"any system of innovation or production that relies on
goal-oriented yet loosely coordinated participants,
who interact to create a product (or service) of
economic value, which they make available to
contributors and non-contributors alike”.
“People Working Together to
Create Economic Value”
(like jobs? ;)
https://www.versioneye.com/statistics
> 316,000 open source projects
Capitalism isn’t scaling
globally…
We need a new, world-wide
economic system.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism
** sometimes referred to as “free enterprise” or “private enterprise” for
PR purposes.
“Capitalism is an economic system in which
trade, industry and the means of production
are controlled by private owners with the
goal of making profits in a market
economy.”
What is Capitalism**?
Competition
Wage
Labor
3 Capitalist Economic Elements
Private
Ownership/Wealth
Accumulation
* not to scale :)
The Wage Market Then…
{Wages are slowly equalizing around the globe.}
Vs Now…
http://www.ted.com/talks/chrystia_freeland_the_rise_of_the_new_global_super_rich
The Wage Gap is Increasing.
Henry Blodget
“Hate To Say It, But If Companies
Don’t Start Paying People Better,
We May Need Unions.”
http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/24/jobs-robots-capitalism-inequality-and-you/
Why Software’s Eating the
WorldCheap to Produce and Scale with fewer people. Users love
the personalization/customization
Handcrafted
Printing
Press/Cotton
Gin
Assembly
Line/Canned
Foods
Digital
Web/Software
Humans
Requiredfew many some one
Cost high low medium free
Lead Time small large medium none
Self-Service medium none some lots
Customizatio
nhigh none some lots
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/01/what-jobs-will-the-robots-take/283239/
Robots Are Taking Your Jobs
Competition
Wage
Labor
Is This Still Capitalism?
Private
Ownership/Wealth
Accumulation
Digital
Automatio
n/Robot
Labor
Capitalism Doesn’t Scale
http://blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/world-bank-sees-stronger-global-growth-account-firming-activity-high-income-countries
Job Security isn’t What it Used to Be
3 Billion More People by 2050!
Scientists Believe the Earth can
Support About 10 Billion People.
We Compete with Technology
Capitalism Socialismvs.
Is This the Only Alternative…?
Community
Determines
Production and
Market Needs
Skills-Based
Labor
3 Socialist Economic Elements
Community
Ownership/Wealth
Accumulation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharing_economy
An economic system built around the sharing of human and
physical assets. It includes the shared creation, production,
distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services by
different people and organizations.
These systems take a variety of forms but all leverage
information technology to empower individuals, corporations,
non-profits and government with information that enables
distribution, sharing and reuse of excess capacity in goods and
services.
Ta-Da! The Sharing Economy
Elements of The Sharing
Economy
“Fluid”
Collaboration
Trust & Shared
Values
Distributed
Ownership/Shared
Wealth
http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2014/03/07/millennials-in-adulthood/
http://www.ted.com/talks/yochai_benkler_on_the_new_open_source_economics
Yochai Benkler Agrees.
http://www.ted.com/talks/yochai_benkler_on_the_new_open_source_econ
omics
http://www.ted.com/talks/yochai_benkler_on_the_new_open_so
urce_economics
Technologies of Today Using the Sharing Economy
Your Call to Action
Seriously, Dude.
Go Do This Stuff
Now.
Find Your Community
http://karenmcgrane.com/2014/01/13/the-mobile-content-mandate/
Educate Your Community
Start a Community Event
Be a Friendly Competitor
I recommend beginning with Isaac
Asimov’s Foundation Series.
Consume
Sci-Fi.
Scott Winship, author “For the Last Time,
Robots Do NOT Cause Unemployment.”
“If technology reduces demand for
labor by a quarter, that might
translate into everyone working 25
percent less rather than
unemployment rising by one-
fourth...”
What Do You Think?
http://doriansly.deviantart.com/art/Disney-Robin-Hood-130057660
Thank you.
Resources aka “where
does she get all these crazy
ideas from”?
Algae Colonies
‣ Eukaryotic Cells (like ours) with
mitochondria, nucleus with DNA, and cell
walls
‣ As colonies grow, cells specialize and
form unique functions inside smaller
“organ-like” communities.
‣ Communication between cells is well
documented showing cooperation and a
level of intelligence
Algae Colonies and
Collaboration
Open Source.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9246724/Open_source_challenges_a_proprietary_Internet_of_Things
Download:
http://bit.ly/OS-economics
Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharing_economy