Are we trapped in an online monopsony? | Book review of Giblin & Doctrow's Chokepoint Capitalism
Channel: 1984 by Apar Gupta
Date: 2023-09-17

"Chokepoint Capitalism" is "a book about why creative labor markets are rigged – and how to unrig them". A large part of this deals with online platforms. In this review I detail out the core theme of the book, my main takeaways and give it a rating! 

A list of links and music referred in the video: 
1. Cannons - Fire for you (1 Hour Loop) https://youtu.be/7aGyO5d0KtY?si=BkCSd9GFjqti3CTM
2. Satin Jackets at Toledo Rooftop (Mexico City) https://youtu.be/XHqvxuw0LkA?si=uHqLKo560DDMNe0p
3. Rival Consoles - Vision of Self https://youtu.be/dT2C-95gGBw?si=JDXpNhb8GJRtBqit
4. Spotify fires 600 staff https://www.livemint.com/news/world/spotify-fires-600-staff-what-will-affected-employees-get-11674478461005.html
5. Joan Robinson Wikipedia Entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Robinson
6. Cory Doctorow Wants You to Fight Big Tech | Jacobin https://jacobin.com/2022/11/cory-doctorow-chokepoint-capitalism-monopoly-tech

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