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Silicon Valley has become like ancient Rome archive/dissertation archive/so478

[...] "Before Uber there was in Milan, Italy, in Lyon, France, two or three mini-cab companies that used to compete [...] They've all ceased to exist. The same thing will happen all over the world. You will still have drivers. But that's the most unskilled job in the line. The rest of the money wil…

—p.94 The Industries of the Future The Code-ification of Money, Markets, and Trust (76) by Alec J. Ross
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Airbnb as neoliberalism archive/dissertation

[...] When I last checked, there were more than 600 castles available, with prices often approaching $10,000 a night. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this, but the techno-utopianism behind its origins and narrative has long been passed by economic reality. In some cases, the sharing economy …

—p.92 The Code-ification of Money, Markets, and Trust (76) by Alec J. Ross
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the Palestinian economy

[...] underemployment for young engineers. Radicalization, unemployment, and engineering skills are a nasty combination. Many suicide bombers and bomb makers that Hamas has produced have come with this background. The best way for the West Bank to not end up like Gaza is through economic integratio…

—p.82 The Code-ification of Money, Markets, and Trust (76) by Alec J. Ross
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help struggling areas incubate new businesses

Jack is also driving for Square to help combat the inequality that has proliferated alongside innovation. He makes a point of holding Square events in cities like Detroit and St. Louis that have suffered as manufacturing jobs have left the United States. He views Square as a product that can help t…

—p.81 The Code-ification of Money, Markets, and Trust (76) by Alec J. Ross
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a remarkably Marxist-Leninist approach

[...] In Lysenko's scientific view, if you plucked all the leaves off a tree, the next generation of trees would also be leafless, a remarkably Marxist-Leninist approach to science.

—p.68 The Future of the Human Machine (44) by Alec J. Ross