Cory Doctorow on Nostr: As Rebecca Giblin and I write in our 2022 book *Chokepoint Capitalism*, giving more ...
As Rebecca Giblin and I write in our 2022 book *Chokepoint Capitalism*, giving more rights to a creative worker who has no bargaining power is like giving your bullied schoolkid more lunch money. No matter how much lunch money you give that kid, the bullies will take it and your kid will remain hungry. To get your kid lunch, you have to clear the bullies away from the gate. You need to make a structural change:
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