It is sometimes argued that there is hardly a place in the world in the 21st century left untouched by global capitalism [111, 112]. Even so, some places remain at the periphery, participating in this system without being fully absorbed by it. In this article, we take a detailed look at the economic life of such a “pericapitalist” [161] community in the Brazilian Amazon region. We detail how the community increasingly participates in global systems and supply chains, yet also organizes economic life around local and traditional values. We pay special attention to the role of digital technologies in the community, including mobile phones and internet. The contribution of the article is as follows: firstly, it provides a detailed analysis of the material practices of a community at the edge . Secondly, it draws attention to the heterogeneous nature of responses to global capitalism, formed from the relationship between specific material practices, new technology, and elements of cultural identity. Thirdly, it argues for an increased sensibility towards these different relations to capitalism when considering design implications. We argue that close attention to material practice goes some way towards resolving those tensions and, further, provides for an appeal to a more pluralistic views of culture and development [61].

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资本主义边缘的数字技术

有时有人争辩说，在 21 世纪，世界上几乎没有一个地方不受全球资本主义的影响 [111, 112]。即便如此，有些地方仍然处于外围，参与到这个系统中而没有完全被它吸收。在本文中，我们将详细研究巴西亚马逊地区这样一个“资本主义周边”[161] 社区的经济生活。我们详细介绍了社区如何越来越多地参与全球系统和供应链，同时也围绕当地和传统价值观组织经济生活。我们特别关注数字技术在社区中的作用，包括手机和互联网。文章的贡献如下：首先，它详细分析了一个社区的物质实践。边缘. 其次，它提请注意对全球资本主义的反应的异质性，这种异质性是由特定物质实践、新技术和文化认同元素之间的关系形成的。第三，在考虑设计含义时，它主张对这些与资本主义的不同关系更加敏感。我们认为，对物质实践的密切关注在某种程度上有助于解决这些紧张关系，并且进一步提供了对文化和发展的更多元化观点的呼吁[61]。