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Subsilience is the combination of subsistence and resilience. It is an updated word for the older term, [[neosubsistence]], whose meaning is | Subsilience is the combination of subsistence and resilience. It is an updated word for the older term, [[neosubsistence]], whose meaning has been corrupted in modern society to imply rough and brutish living conditions. Resilience, on the other hand, has a much more positive connotation, and the term ''subsilience'' masks the unsavory ''subsistence'' part and emphasizes the more palatable ''resilience.'' | ||
Subsilience implies, from the [[OSE]] standpoint, the most advanced state of civilization in which high, appropriate technology allows people to attain an unprecedented quality of life for all - based on ubiquitous resources. This implies that people are more skilled than ever before to function as meaningful producers, thereby eliminating their dependence on centralized systems, and freeing themselves from the compromises associated therewith. | |||
For a discussion on subsilience, see the first introduction of this word at OSE's Economy in a Box presentation in San Francisco, June 2010. This term is introduced in the second half of this presentation: | |||
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Revision as of 00:30, 1 August 2010
Subsilience is the combination of subsistence and resilience. It is an updated word for the older term, neosubsistence, whose meaning has been corrupted in modern society to imply rough and brutish living conditions. Resilience, on the other hand, has a much more positive connotation, and the term subsilience masks the unsavory subsistence part and emphasizes the more palatable resilience.
Subsilience implies, from the OSE standpoint, the most advanced state of civilization in which high, appropriate technology allows people to attain an unprecedented quality of life for all - based on ubiquitous resources. This implies that people are more skilled than ever before to function as meaningful producers, thereby eliminating their dependence on centralized systems, and freeing themselves from the compromises associated therewith.
For a discussion on subsilience, see the first introduction of this word at OSE's Economy in a Box presentation in San Francisco, June 2010. This term is introduced in the second half of this presentation: