Share or Die

- Authors
- Malcolm Harris
- Publisher
- New Society Publishers
- Tags
- sharing , collaborative consumption
- ISBN
- 9781550925036
- Date
- 2012-04-26
- Size
- 22.98 MB
- Lang
- en
Essays from Generation Y, or Millennials, around the globe on what it's like for them to try to make it in the real world after graduation.America stands at a precipice; limitless consumption, reckless economics, and disregard for the environment have put the country on a collision course with disaster. It's up to a younger generation to rebuild according to new forms of organization, and Share or Die is a collection of messages from the front lines.From urban Detroit to central Amsterdam, and from worker co-operatives to nomadic communities, an astonishing variety of recent graduates and twenty-something experimenters are finding (and sharing) their own answers to negotiating the new economic order. Their visions of a shared future include: Collaborative consumption networks instead of private ownership Replacing the corporate ladder with a "lattice lifestyle" Do-it-yourself higher educationAs a...