Synonyms for the Current Economy, Ranked
26. The bubble economy 25. The digital capital economy 24. The sharing economy 23. The 1099 economy 22. The disruption economy 21. The post-post-capital economy 20. The contract-worker economy 19. The...
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In 2013, Noah Davis wrote a story about what writers get paid to produce words for the internet. (Not much.) Earlier this year, he wanted to do a follow-up to see if things had changed after two solid...
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Last week, Forbes published its list of the richest people in the world. This list, in the suggestive words of Peter Bernstein and Annalyn Swan, is “the big-banana index—simple, primal, direct”—a...
View ArticleSynonyms for the Current Economy, Ranked
26. The bubble economy 25. The digital capital economy 24. The sharing economy 23. The 1099 economy 22. The disruption economy 21. The post-post-capital economy 20. The contract-worker economy 19. The...
View ArticleWill The Internet Just Fix Itself?
The internet is consolidating under centrally managed conglomerates and is endeavoring to remake the broader economy in its image. Much in the way that social media companies have been able to convert...
View ArticleThe Pixar Theory of Labor
by James Douglas A lot of Pixar films come packaged with a quasi-humanist narrative hook that enables the public digestion of their work. Viewers nodded thoughtfully over WALL-E’s depiction of a future...
View ArticleThe Value of Content
by The Awl In 2013, Noah Davis wrote a story about what writers get paid to produce words for the internet. (Not much.) Earlier this year, he wanted to do a follow-up to see if things had changed after...
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