Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
What happens if there's some sort of financial collapse that means your savings and pension are wiped out? The commons is all about building a community-owned economy that can provide the essentials of life (including pension) whilst reducing our reliance on the money economy / finance sector, and moving towards not needing it at all. This includes self-provisioning, as well as bringing essential sectors such as land, energy and food into common ownership. But how likely is financial collapse? Matthew Slater, blogger and co-author of the Credit Commons white paper, looks into it:
Transcript of interview, with links to organisations and information mentioned in the video: lowimpact.org/posts/predicting-financial-collapse-and-what-to-do-about-it
We’re talking with key players in the commons economy, to: a) bring their work to a wider audience b) try to find ways to co-ordinate their efforts c) stimulate debate d) help to build the commons economy.
Lowimpact.org: lowimpact.org
Credit Commons Protocol: creditcommons.net
Stroud Commons: stroudcommons.org
Commons economy: lowimpact.org/categories/commons-economy
Jem Bendell: jembendell.com
What happens if there's some sort of financial collapse that means your savings and pension are wiped out? The commons is all about building a community-owned economy that can provide the essentials of life (including pension) whilst reducing our reliance on the money economy / finance sector, and moving towards not needing it at all. This includes self-provisioning, as well as bringing essential sectors such as land, energy and food into common ownership. But how likely is financial collapse? Matthew Slater, blogger and co-author of the Credit Commons white paper, looks into it:
Transcript of interview, with links to organisations and information mentioned in the video: lowimpact.org/posts/predicting-financial-collapse-and-what-to-do-about-it
We’re talking with key players in the commons economy, to: a) bring their work to a wider audience b) try to find ways to co-ordinate their efforts c) stimulate debate d) help to build the commons economy.
Lowimpact.org: lowimpact.org
Credit Commons Protocol: creditcommons.net
Stroud Commons: stroudcommons.org
Commons economy: lowimpact.org/categories/commons-economy
Jem Bendell: jembendell.com
