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* "I bought your product because..." | * "I bought your product because..." | ||
Feedback can be used to enhance | Feedback can be used to enhance life-enhancing cycles and stop life-destroying ones. [[w:Donella_Meadows%27_twelve_leverage_points_to_intervene_in_a_system|Ecological concepts of leverage]] usually rely on some notion of [[w:feedback|feedback]]. Sister projects to [[Consumerium]], e.g. [[Wikipedia]], have used these concepts directly [[m:twelve leverage points|as leverage in governance]], e.g. defining limits of [[etiquette]], [[vandalism]], [[edit war]]s, to prevent a [[w:race to the bottom|'race to the bottom']] in destructive tactics. And, more happily, encouraging notions of [[ethics]], [[community]], [[governance]] and even useful [[groupthink]] (factions or parties simplifying [[discourse]] on governance questions) to enhance the life of all those touched by Wikipedia. | ||
Likewise, many parties in Consumerium, including those "targetted" by it, can benefit because: | |||
* It gives [[companies]] the chance to accelerate their product development pace to outrace the competition | * It signals [[companies]] that profit opportunities are available if they meet the new higher standards of [[w:moral purchasing|moral purchasing]] of teir market | ||
* It gives [[companies]] the chance to accelerate their product development pace to outrace the competition to meet these new higher standards | |||
* It gives [[consumer]]s the an uniform interface to contact all companies | * It gives [[consumer]]s the an uniform interface to contact all companies | ||
* Feedback can be [[anonymous]] or ID'd with an email address if reply is desired | * Feedback can be [[anonymous]] or ID'd with an email address if reply is desired - thus limiting targetting of consumers by companies | ||
* The feedback can be distributed to the whole supply chain. | * The feedback can be distributed to the whole [[supply chain]]. | ||
* | * The feedback can be gathered for use in the political system. | ||