This site is published by and reflects the personal views of Tim Boucher, in his individual capacity. It does not necessarily represent the views of his employer (since he is unemployed), and he and this site are not sponsored or endorsed by or otherwise legally affiliated with any of the following corporate and other entities…

In fact, he isn’t getting paid by them at all, but here they are anyway!

WTF is going on here?

I’m giving away free ad space as a promotion for my new business:

I give away free business ideas.

That’s my business. I sow possibilities. I celebrate mutually inspired abundance, shared value communities, and the easily provable fact that when you create value, money becomes irrelevant.

How did I choose which companies to include? Simple. I use their products. Some of them I even like!

Unlike a lot of counter-culture-ish people who complain about mainstream blah-blah-blah and then run out to the shopping mall right after, I’m ready to admit I’m just a regular person and buy stupid shit like everybody else. It’s not ideal, but ideals can only be expressed in particular forms. And I believe we have the responsibility to choose those forms creatively and positively instead of letting them just get forced on us.

Life isn’t perfect, but at least you can master your self.™

PS. Here’s why this is so totally hypocritical, and here’s why I’m really doing it.

And while you’re here, economize!

1. Store of Value
2. Medium of Exchange
3. Complementary Currency
4. Local Currency
5. Ithaca Hours
6. Social capital (what I am using as currency here)
7. BBC documentary: Century of the Self, Part 3 of 4 (totally awesome and relevant)

GIVE UP WORRY
FORM SHARED VALUE COMMUNITIES