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posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday November 20 2019, @09:39AM   Printer-friendly
from the routing-around-damage dept.

Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurd

What would happen if low-wage workers came together to cut out the middleman and build their own platforms? This isn't just a thought experiment. Worker-owned apps are already providing real alternatives to dismal working conditions in the global gig economy.

Source: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pa75a8/worker-owned-apps-are-trying-to-fix-the-gig-economys-exploitation


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  • (Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Thursday November 21 2019, @12:57AM (2 children)

    by hendrikboom (1125) Subscriber Badge on Thursday November 21 2019, @12:57AM (#922752) Homepage Journal

    Isn't there such a thing as a worker-owned coop in the USA?

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by dry on Thursday November 21 2019, @06:40AM

    by dry (223) on Thursday November 21 2019, @06:40AM (#922887) Journal

    That would be socialism and every American knows socialism means lots of dead people.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 24 2019, @07:22PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 24 2019, @07:22PM (#924240)

    yes, but they are not super common.