ported by appropriate technology. The economy-time-work relationship needs to be redefined. Interviewees think in terms of a relationship between work time, free time and remuneration that is, explicitly or implicitly, prevalent today: either I am working (and I am paid for it) or I am enjoying my free time (and, if anything, I will pay to be entertained). This binary concept of the value of one’s own time makes it difficult to see the value produced by some forms of co-operative and voluntary activity where useful work, ethically motivated activity and entertainment are intertwined in different, original ways.
Figure 9. The personal storyboards devised by interviewees show a certain nomadism between the various multi-service centres.
...I could make small alterations to my electronic organiser
...I go to the garden in the lift to spend a bit of time with the kids
...I need some advice on how to keep the house naturally cool during the summer
...in the afternoon I go and pick up a neighbour’s kids and take them to school
...a dinner with friends to savour regional specialities and learn something new
...during the evening I take part in a neighbourhood meeting while my wife does some research for work
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