What obligation do #platformcoops have to operate at the same scale as or even outperform their venture capital funded corporate counterparts? If a #platformcoop does not succeed in having a similar reach as major corporations with comparable features, should it be considered "low quality" or are there other standards of success worth considering?
How exactly do you define decentralised solutions though?
Aren't coops like #JamCoop and @mirlo, or #SelfHosted sites just that? (Admittedly without federation)
#DIY, #artisanal, #coop and #OpenSource solutions usually won't be able to compete with big businesses when it comes to price and/or convenience, just like your community supported farm can't compete with Aldi.
It's really down to you as consumer to decide what is more important to you, convenience or doing what's right.
🇵🇸 Ante la grave situación en Palestina, nos sumamos al manifiesto 'Por el Fin del Comercio de Armas con Israel'.
❌ Como #cooperativa que nos hacemos nuestros los valores de la economía social y solidaria, creemos en la solidaridad y rechazamos cualquier violación de los derechos humanos. Exigimos que el Estado español detenga el comercio de armas con el Estado israelí.
Music platform @mirlo is raising funds to keep running! They let listeners buy directly from musicians, with only 7% going to the platform. They're owned by a worker co-op and open-source too
I really appreciate what they're doing, especially with the instability at Bandcamp
Say you wanted to spin up an internationalist, remote-first, tech-worker collective, but then you think about bureaucracy and The Fear stops you in your tracks.
Is there a procedural, flow-chart like resource out there?
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We'll be connecting on Zoom at 7:30 pm EST on Wednesday, May 1st. This month's call will be hosted by our artist liaison. Come with your questions about using Mirlo and engaging in our community. Register at the link below.
> Co-operators will work together to develop tech for good at the event – and there’s still time to register to take part using your digital skills on one of the teams.
🛠 Por tareas de mantenimiento, los formularios de nuestra web (asociarse a la cooperativa, contratar la luz, etc.) y la Oficina Virtual no estarán disponibles a partir de les 15 h.
🕰 Prevemos que vuelvan a estar operativos al final de la tarde.
Si quieres contratar algún servicio de la #cooperativa o necesitas realizar algún trámite, puedes hacerlo a lo largo de la mañana o esperar a mañana. Disculpa las molestias.
In my ongoing quest for a #cooperative offering high end Internet infrastructure services, I read https://blog.cosocial.ca/about/
about @coop ,
and I wonder if there is something similar in place in the USA?
I'm intrigued by the notion of a member owned #coop because that might provide enterprise customers with greater long term commitment (assuming they apply Deming's principle 4, use one supplier)
#REI continues in their #UnionBusting efforts, working swiftly to continue alienating customers and firing low-level managers for essentially no reason. They are doing a great job demonstrating why being a #CoOp doesn't guarantee good #labor policy. I hope they will wake up to the fact that they need to treat their employees better and stop interfering with their attempts to #unionize, and penalizing managers put into a difficult position.
Tech for good crew - check out the next Co-op Hackathon 8 & 9 May in Manchester. Ethical tech hacking at this free event from #CooperativesUK in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University Design Factory. Register with an idea, or bring skills to support https://www.uk.coop/hackathon