Consumerium:Philosophy: Difference between revisions
'''moral purchasing power''' - is this a good ethic/philosophy for Consumerium?
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Consumerium does not seek to artificially alter the functioning of [[market economy]], lazy as we are, we leave that to the politicians and activists who are willing to do more than type code and specs and opinions. | Consumerium does not seek to artificially alter the functioning of [[market economy]], lazy as we are, we leave that to the politicians and activists who are willing to do more than type code and specs and opinions. | ||
Consumerium simply aims to make things more transparent to the [[consumer]] so s/he ''can'' see further and | Consumerium simply aims to make things more transparent to the [[consumer]] so s/he ''can'' see further and exert '''[[moral purchasing]] power''' with the same $$$ as before. It is up to the consumer to decide what to do with this enhanced view into economic processes and incresed power, if anything. | ||
[[Consumerium:Itself]] contains all the information required to change it. It is [[reflexive]]. This is what makes it likely to work, even if the starting place is wrong. The only assumption we make, is to make no assumptions that we aren't forced to make. | [[Consumerium:Itself]] contains all the information required to change it. It is [[reflexive]]. This is what makes it likely to work, even if the starting place is wrong. The only assumption we make, is to make no assumptions that we aren't forced to make. | ||