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Gig economy in the sense of tech-mediated casual labor is not really the same thing as working for oneself.
by harvey9 4y ago
Gig economy in the sense of tech-mediated casual labor is not really the same thing as working for oneself.
- specialist 4y agoAgreed. Free Agent Nation [2001] advocated working for one self. But somehow we ended up with gig work. What happened? Was "free agent" just another self-help con? A pretty good idea subverted? Unrealistic whimsy given our winner-takes-all economy? I'm for more small businesses. I don't know how we get back to that. Ideas? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/165415.Free_Agent_Nation https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/165415.Free_Agent_Nation
- harvey9 4y agoI had not seen that book before. those more desirable kinds of self employment do exist too. It's hard for a person who is poor to build their skills and capital to get out of app gig work and into something better.