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9: More on DisCO.coop ​

To close DisCO Basics, we offer this regularly-updated list of DisCO links itemized by resource type (shorter and longer articles, interviews, videos, visual materials, etc). The list is also mirrored in the DisCO Ball Wiki under List of DisCO Resources.

DisCO intro articles and short videos ​

For a brief introduction to DisCOs we recommend these introductory articles and their related videos: The Os Conspiracy.jpg

1: The Open Source Conspiracy

"DisCO is a living, evolving framework to reignite the power of the commons in each of us. It begins with a reckoning, a re-defining of mental, spiritual and physical spaces to re-situate our relationships to each other and the earth, to choose how we want to spend our productive energy and creativity, and, building on these acts, finally create radically different notions of value in order to restore equity and power in an atmosphere of deliberate accountability.".

Last nite.jpeg2: Last Night A Distributed Cooperative Organization Saved My Life: A brief introduction to DisCOs

"DisCO stands for Distributed Cooperative Organizations, and it’s a set of organizational tools and practices for groups of people who want to work together in a cooperative, commons-oriented, and feminist economic form. DisCO is also an alternative to another form called the Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, or DAO".

DisCO in a Nutshell.jpeg3: DisCO in a Nutshell (Covid Edition)

"Distributed Cooperative Organizations or DisCOs explained in a nutshell and what they mean in the context of the Covid-19 crisis."

DisCO Economics and Commons Governance.jpeg4: Take Your Time, Do It Right: Commons Governance

"A guide to how DisCO governance specifically articulates the 7 DisCO Principles and Eleven Values. Includes infographic illustrations about the DisCO Governance and economic model"

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5: Love in the Middle of a Firefight: DisCO’s most played tracks of 2022

"In a world of vectorial succubi worse than capitalism, where a badly scripted Bond supervillain with a phallic rocket fixation welcomes fascists to networks which ought to be commons based and peer produced, where 80-hour work weeks and bunking in the office are the new normal… who wouldn’t want to “quiet quit” or just flat-out quit and move on? We have to rebel, we have to dance and, as much as we’re able, also rest, gather and conserve strength."

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DisCO Governance Model Infographic ​

The DisCO Governance Infographic features a simplified visual explanation of the Basic DisCO Governance Model.

The DisCO Trilogy ​

The DisCO Trilogy comprises three downloadable multi-format publications covering various aspects of DisCO. Also to be published as Audiobooks (see section below)

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If I Only Had a Heart: The DisCO Manifesto ​

The DisCO Manifesto is a deep dive into the world of Distributed Cooperative Organizations. Over its 80 colorful pages, you will read about how DisCOs are a P2P/Commons, cooperative and Feminist Economic alternative to Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (or DAOs). The DisCO Manifesto also includes some background on topics like blockchain, AI, the commons, feminism, cooperatives, cyberpunk, and more.

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Groove is in the Heart: The DisCO Elements ​

The DisCO Elements is a compilation of several articles on DisCO, including dedicated sections on DisCO in our current historical and Pandemic context, the Seven Principles, DisCO Governance, DisCO Carework and DisCO policies. The DisCO Elements is a "director's cut", expanded from a publication commissioned by Autonomy.work. You can also find the DisCO Elements serialized as standalone articles in Hackernoon.

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Stop! In The Name Of Love (Before You Break Our Heart): The DisCO Pink Paper ​

(Forthcoming 2024) The year is 2023, the time is now. The DisCO Pink Paper completes the DisCO Trilogy by taking an open-eyed look at the artificially intelligent 2020s. This is a time where cyberpunk corporate dystopias a la Blade Runner, Snow Crash or Akira are surpassed in their excess only by the cyber-physically gluttonous, world-destroying algorhythms bent on enclosure. Everything must be turned to ones and zeros so the numbers can make more numbers. The time for Revolution is nigh and the push forward is powered by knowing what power is, where power resides, and how the world’s disenfranchised do have the social and technological resources available to turn the plot around. Oil, money and guns only go so far, so stop! In the name of love, before you break our (collective) hearts. And minds, and spirits, and backs. Just stop.

Other DisCO Links and Resources ​

Your main resources for all things DisCO is our website DisCO.coop and this wiki.

For a regularly updated compilation of all resources on DisCO that have been published up to date, see the lists of links below (note that some of these have already been presented in this first section)

DisCO Official Publications ​

External Publications ​

Articles ​

Videos and Public Presentations ​

DisCO in Social Media ​

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Support DisCO ​

You can support DisCO by donating through our Open Collective Page.