EdenAug 20, 2018

[no comment, for purposes of minimal labouring/#data gifting]

#dataaslabour

Show threadEdenAug 20, 2018

okay okay, maybe i need to say a bit more about this. basically - surveillance capitalism is bad, and the platform economy that is increasingly dominant is bad new. BUT i don't think data is labour. maybe I'm wrong though?!?

#dataaslabour

Show threadEdenAug 20, 2018

undoubtedly, companies and even states can exert control through their access to and even ownership of our data, but are we 'enslaved' by this? i think it certainly can become dangerous + limiting, but not sure the rhetoric of slavery is right, and 'labour' certainly feels wrong

#dataaslabour

Show threadEdenAug 20, 2018
full disclosure: i have not and cannot read this full article because it requires me to have a membership to access the full text, and to access the text i have to give Medium my data lol. but even if this is a form of currency/capital (??) i still don't think it's 'labour'???
Show threadEdenAug 20, 2018

but again, i'm not an expert, hell, i haven't even read Das Kapital, so perhaps i'm not the best person to ask about this, and i would also genuinely be interested in other people's thoughts.

#dataaslabour #DasKAPITAL

Show threadTerence EdenAug 20, 2018
@eevb do you have a link to the article?
My (under informed) thought is that *generating* data is labour - but the end result is a good which may or may not be transferable or useful.
Show threadEdenAug 20, 2018
@Edent does this link work for you? https://medium.com/@the_economist/what-if-people-were-paid-for-their-data-8df63f021e38
What if People Were Paid for Their Data? – The Economist – Medium

Advocates of “data as labour” think users should be paid for using online services

Show threadTerence Eden
@eevb ah, cheers. I'll have to find my account details.
Aug 20, 2018 at 2:16pmWeb
Show threadEdenAug 20, 2018
@Edent i'm just reading now, would be interested to hear your thoughts!