Gm Brussels. (View from the @Commons Hub Brussels)

Gm Brussels

Not everyone will be able to land a job in this brave new world. Nor everyone should. That’s why we need to rebuild communities. Communities can do what governments have become unable to do: create a trusted environment where resources can be pooled together. Everyone in a community should contribute. But not everyone should be worried about making money.

Do you still dream of building a super successful startup? What about building community instead? This is from Brian Chesky, cofounder of AirBnB on the hidden cost of success: “loneliness”

Passport control in the fast train between Barcelona and Paris. That’s a first.

Gm Barcelona

Gm Bordeaux

In one of the workshops at the gathering of local currencies in Bordeaux, I asked what social networks or communication channels people use. In that order: - WhatsApp - Signal - LinkedIn - Telegram - Instagram - Discord - Mastodon No twitter, no blue sky, no nostr.

3 local currencies within a 25km radius around Barcelona. Only 1 of them is still running.

“Transactions is the spark that allows us to tell stories, create connections, and, in a way, build a sense of community”