Couchsurfing: it’s adventure economics, free life, and conviviality metrics
I’ve been aware from some time of the existence of the hospitality exchange network Couchsurfing.com, where people can find beds for free to stay on their travels.
What I didn’t realize was the deep-thinking that goes on behind this initiave. Here are some resource pages worth checking out.
Adventure Economics: “We coin the term adventure economy to refer to a gift economy that
is pay-forward, in-person, global and among strangers. In any economy, there are challenges in allocating resources effectively and avoiding abuse, but these are of special concern in non-market economies among strangers.”
About the concept of a Free Life.
Conviviality metrics attempt to calculate the use value on non-market goods.
