Public Goods
by Avni Patel Thompson and · updated 4mo ago
Public Goods
by Avni Patel Thompson and · updated 4mo ago
Bianca Aguilar added 2y ago
Every one of us is a beneficiary of the public goods of societies past. These grand projects humble us. Cathedrals, great canals, sanitation, the expansion of mass literacy—they tell us that the "goodness" of a public good is also measured in terms of its longevity. To match these great works, we must extend our time horizon. We want to e
... See moreKeely Adler added 4mo ago
Public goods are enacted by social institutions that reproduce patterns of behavior in the public interest.
Keely Adler added 4mo ago
sari added 2y ago
collectively-owned social and cultural institutions built on decentralised infrastructure: democratically governed manifestations of collective interest ranging from political aims to fandoms, contributed to and run by their members.
Keely Adler added 4mo ago
That private platforms such as Amazon’s Twitch, Twitter and Facebook now constitute the digital equivalents to public spheres is as much a political failure as one of our collective imagination.
Keely Adler added 4mo ago
Jedric Viera added 2y ago
Consider a classic public good: a public park. We might say park visitors are generically "users" of this public space, or that anyone within driving distance is adequately served. But this categorization feels distinctly unsatisfying. "User" does not capture meaningful detail about a population that collectively values free acc
... See moreKeely Adler added 4mo ago
Each of these examples is based on a different idea of what makes life meaningful—on an idea of what is "good" (Taylor, 1977). Public goods are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, but more importantly, they are objects that satisfy values that are shared.
Keely Adler added 4mo ago
We are members of a multitude of publics, and we must bring the perspective of our full selves to the creation of public goods.
Keely Adler added 4mo ago