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Jaron Lanier
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We Need to Do Better than Ad Hoc Levees
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The pattern repeats in most of the cases where people are starting to find careers in the new information economy. A small number of people make some money from YouTube videos, for instance, because Google has started to share ad revenue with top stars. This is a great development, but the number is inherently small, and the tiny numbers of video producers who are making a living for the moment are not necessarily doing well enough to build wealth for their futures.
how is this a great development? 1) top youtubers could make money anyway through influencer marketing and 2) this is just contributing to the rise of youtube celebrities so more and more people can make shitty videos about their shopping hauls or pranks. JUST BECAUSE IT MAKES MONEY DOESN'T MEAN IT'S GOOD FOR SOCIETY
The pattern repeats in most of the cases where people are starting to find careers in the new information economy. A small number of people make some money from YouTube videos, for instance, because Google has started to share ad revenue with top stars. This is a great development, but the number is inherently small, and the tiny numbers of video producers who are making a living for the moment are not necessarily doing well enough to build wealth for their futures.
how is this a great development? 1) top youtubers could make money anyway through influencer marketing and 2) this is just contributing to the rise of youtube celebrities so more and more people can make shitty videos about their shopping hauls or pranks. JUST BECAUSE IT MAKES MONEY DOESN'T MEAN IT'S GOOD FOR SOCIETY