The Poorly Paid Workers Powering Automation w/ Phil Jones
Tech Won't Save Us
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The Promise of Micro Work in a Post-Scarcity World
In the final section of the book, marks and angles considers what micro work would be like if undertaken outside of the wage relation. The promise that micrework makes of an independent, flexible and leisurely working life, i think should be taken seriously. A post scarcity world would require ople trained in specific vocations, but these specific vocations needn't be their primary occupation or indeed take up all their time. This offers a vision of a world where we each do lots of different jobs and tasks. And while such technology alone cannot make this happen, it can help support more rationally than in capitalism.
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