A Labor Movement for the Platform Economy
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A Labor Movement for the Platform Economy
Having tech platforms sponsor UCI programs is not without risk. It moves us from the real-world paradigm in which governments and central banks have absolute power over money, to an online world in which platforms have greater control over the livelihoods of emerging artists.
Li Jin • The Case for Universal Creative Income
to have workers run the platform.
Sarah Kessler • Gigged: The Gig Economy, the End of the Job and the Future of Work
However, the Passion Economy has issues. First, platforms make constant updates that impact a creator’s earnings potential (ie: Instagram removing the “likes” metric). In addition, as social media platforms grapple with the complex challenges of censorship and free speech, there is real risk to creators of being de-platformed (ie: Zerohedge from Tw... See more