[P2P-F] Fwd: "Required reading for anyone interested in technology and economic justice"

Fri Jul 14 15:53:32 CEST 2017

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From: Rasigan Maharajh <rasigan at ieri.org.za>
Date: Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 3:30 PM
Subject: Fwd: "Required reading for anyone interested in technology and
economic justice"
To: Michel Bauwens <michel at p2pfoundation.net>

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From: OR Books <info at orbooks.com>
Date: 13 July 2017 at 23:30
Subject: "Required reading for anyone interested in technology and economic
justice"
To: rasigan at ieri.org.za

The so-called “sharing economy” is capitalism as usual.

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The news is full of their names, supposedly the vanguard of a rethinking of
capitalism: Lyft, Airbnb, Uber, and others who claim a mandate of
disruption and upending the “old order.”

But, as internationally-acclaimed technologist Tom Slee
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argues, the so-called sharing economy damages development, extends harsh
free-market practices into previously protected areas of our lives, and
presents the opportunity for a few people to make fortunes by damaging
communities and pushing vulnerable individuals to take on unsustainable
risk.

In other words, capitalism as usual.

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Against
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Tom Slee

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“In a field crowded with tech-utopian blowhards and app-happy snake oil
salesmen, Tom Slee stands apart. His laser-sharp insights about the real
impact of popular start-ups on our livelihoods and communities are the
perfect antidote to sharing economy hype.* What’s Yours Is Mine* is
required reading for anyone interested in technology and economic justice.”
—Astra Taylor, author of* The People’s Platform: Taking Back Power and
Culture in the Digital Age*

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-- 
*Rasigan Maharajh, PhD.*
Professor Extraordinary: *Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and
Technology, *Stellenbosch University, RSA.
Node Head: Department of Science and Technology and National Research
Foundation *Centre of Excellence in Scientometrics and Science, Technology
and Innovation Policy*, RSA.
Chief Director: *Institute for Economic Research on Innovation*, Tshwane
University of Technology, RSA.
Associate Research Fellow: *Tellus Institute*, Boston, USA; and
Chairperson: Southern Africa Node of the *Millennium Project*,  RSA.

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