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Some call it tech neofeudalism and the more I study it the more it makes sense to describe this kind of situations. Kings used to own the land and serfs work i
by Lucadg 7y ago
Some call it tech neofeudalism and the more I study it the more it makes sense to describe this kind of situations.
Kings used to own the land and serfs work it with no rights.
Platforms as Youtube own a new kind of land and Youtubers work on it with no rights.
- Synaesthesia 7y agoAs John Dewey said, “politics is the shadow casted by big business” and until businesses are democratically owned and managed, this will continue to be the case.
- Lucadg 7y agoWhat are you referring to?
- streb-lo 7y agoI think feudal serfs might have faced stiffer penalties for opting out of their existence vs Youtubers opting for another platform/career. This analogy stinks, sorry.
- Lucadg 7y agoI agree it's not comparable. Still, it can be pretty hard. Airbnb deplatforming comes to mind: when it happens, some people lose their only source of income and finding an alternative may not be easy or quick. Now, imagine this happening to a person in a developing country and the scenario may be not too far from feudalism. People don't just play on platforms, they live off them.