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[–] masquenox@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Like, if a community really wanted a unicycle repair shop, how would that get started?

Pretty much the same way a community would start a co-op right now.

Would that be up to a local government (or some other governing body)?

Public participation, of course. The community would form councils, where people would collectively decide whether this is a good idea or not. That literally what the word soviet means - councils of people making decisions (which is why the Bolsheviks hijacked them and turned the word into a cruel joke).

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well if the state provides funds based on need, we don't need unicycles or pogo sticks at all so we just wouldn't have them.

[–] masquenox@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

The state is not qualified to decide whether someone needs a pogo stick - neither are billionaire parasites.