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Platform Cooperativism vs. the Sharing Economy<br>
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Talk and Discussion with Trebor Scholz (New School, New York/USA).<br>
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<p>Labor companies associated with the so-called sharing economy,
including Uber and TaskRabbit, show an utter lack of concern for
their workers. What if the algorithmic heart of any of these
citadels of anti-unionism could be cloned and brought back to
life under a different ownership model, with fair working
conditions, as a humane alternative to the free market model.</p>
<p>Worker-owned cooperatives could design their own apps-based
platforms, fostering truly peer-to-peer ways of providing
services and things, and speak truth to the new platform
capitalists.</p>
<p><strong>Trebor Scholz</strong> is a cross-disciplinary writer,
artist, educator, and catalyst. His work is positioned to study
the Internet and its cultural, political, legal, philosophical,
and policy-making implications, especially in the areas of
digital work, self-organized learning, and global media
activism. He is an associate professor at The New School in New
York City.</p>
<p>Moderation: <strong>Marina Sitrin</strong> (Berlin/New York)</p>
<p><em>Please note that the talk and discussion will be in
English. Free entry.</em></p>
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