Tools for Conviviality
“To formulate a theory about a future society both very modern and not dominated by industry, it will be necessary to recognize natural scales and limits,” Illich argued. “Once these limits are recognized,” he concluded, “it becomes possible to articulate the triadic relationship between persons, tools, and a new collectivity. Such a society, in wh... See more
theconvivialsociety.substack.com • Ill With Want
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We must conceive of new relational structures which are deliberately set up to facilitate access to these resources for the use of anybody who is…
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Ivan Illich called “tools for conviviality”—tools that support “autonomous and creative intercourse among persons, and the intercourse of persons with their environment.”
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