The great paradigm shift from market capitalism to the collaborative commons -- Part one : The untold history of capitalism. The European enclosures and the birth of the market economy -- The courtship of capitalism and vertical integration -- Human nature through a capitalist lens -- Part two : The near zero marginal cost society. Extreme productivity, the internet of thing, and free energy -- 3D printing: from mass production to production by the masses -- MOOCs and a zero marginal cost education -- The last worker standing -- The ascent of the prosumer and the build-out of the smart economy -- Part three : The rise of the collaborative commons. The comedy of the commons -- The collaboratists prepare for battle -- The struggle to define and control the intelligent infrastructure -- Part four : Social capital and the sharing economy. The transformation from ownership to access -- Crowdfunding social capital, democratizing currency, humanizing entrepreneurship, and rethinking work -- Part five : The economy of abundance. The sustainable cornucopia -- A biosphere lifestyle -- Afterword: a personal note.