• mem_somerville_kbin@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I’m wondering if a Co-op model would work for some of these alternatives. Then they would be less reliant on a single owner/developer system, there would be additional support for some of the businessy components, and there would be a built-in groups structure for resolution of issues.

    I’ve been watching the formation of a co-op Etsy alternative, and I’m very interested to see how that goes. I think it’s fine to complain about corporatization, but I think it’s also crucial to build and support other models at the same time.

    https://artisans.coop/

    I am not a member of this Artisan’s Coop, but am considering it.

    • Kent Borg@social.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      @mem_somerville_kbin @hedge My insurance company, Amica, is a mutual company; I get a substantial rebate every year.

      Liberty Mutual is also a mutual company, but I hear they never issue any rebates, that management thinks it is more fun to spend any extra money on themselves.

      Cooperates and mutuals are not a magic alternative to rapacious capitalism.