A series of double interviews on financial surveillance, platform cooperativism and distributed ownership, perceptions of value, debt, and playfulness.
Conducted in the framework of the Moneylab #3 conference, this series of double interviews brought together six speakers to discuss a number of issues connected to the conference topic. Under the title “Failing Better”, Moneylab #3 intended to address the legacy of the protests and acts of civil disobedience that followed the 2008 global financial crisis, in the form of proof of concepts, financial hacks and participatory projects that demonstrate alternative economic initiatives.
With Emily Rosamond and Arthur Röing Baer we discussed data aggregation and constant surveillance and the price of privacy. Issues such as the possibilities of distributed ownership models came up, as well as ensuring the balance between transparency and privacy.
Cassie Thornton and Steyn Bergs resorted to art and imagination to talk about notions that remain fairly abstract for many, money, debt, the economy, capitalism, and most importantly perhaps, the idea of value.
Alex Foti and Trebor Scholz talked about what enables social change. While working towards radical alternatives to global capitalism in the long term, platform cooperatives can offer short-term, visibly improved working conditions for thousands of workers.
