3/ As a #miniorty , as someone who #FellOff the ladder, I can't separate myself from the ideas of #exploitation and #WealthExtraction .
(see: https://mas.to/@umai/109396579427955804 )
When I was working in #tech and had 4 job titles and 4 bosses - but *0* decision-making power, I thought I could handle it, until I couldn't. The resulting #burnout #adversity #depression and #negativity took over my life. And like the tick of a clock, my various #SocialNetwork 's faded to black.
This book review came to mind while thinking about current events in #technology Review: Progress and #Poverty https://gameofrent.com/content/progress-and-poverty-review Q: What does a book review about #georgism have to do with tech? A: The idea of #platforms as a kind of #DigitalLand , of billion-dollar companies cultivating (i.e. extracting wealth from) huge userbases (i.e. humans, i.e. the 'land') to enrich themselves in vastly disproportionate ways. The wealth leaves but doesn't return. #taxtheplatform
Umai