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Just to entertain an introverted perspective, flexible exploitation models (gig), narcissistic tendencies (creator) and cult followings (participatory) have "bad haircut" written all over them (someone will sport them though, Just ask Karen).

The added ponzi feel of crypto (hot start, flat finish) would require some pretty keen foresight/vision to counter the fad status returns.

From an extroverted POV, it sounds like paradise and an opportunity to grow with an extended circle (of global friends, peers, mentors,etc) outside of your local scene, though that brochure has been popular for ages now (digitally).

If you can avoid the pitfalls of greed, "social economics" and mental illness podiums (social 1.0), you may very well provide an alternative to the previous economic models.

In the quest to seperate business from pleasure, I think the participatory economy leaves much to be desired, but even WFA is still working on that facet.

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There's something deeply tragic about the idea that devising new ways to monetise and profit from activity is the definition of becoming more human.

We seem to have created an MBA-inspired nightmare where all social interactions become a meta-game of promotion, monetisation, and profit, and no activity can possibly have an intrinsic value unless it operates inside that context.

Having been raised with agency (being a military brat), its unconscionable to forfeit such an integral part of ones identity/culture and could be seen as an economic tramp stamp without even having to split any hairs.

"You're the product" is the oldest profession in the book and not a good look for many.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agency_(sociology)

Its the antithesis of peer pressure (or vacine if you will), but unless you were raised with it, it may be a foreign characteristic.

Most of these experiments come out of the US where there is overwhelming pressure by society that your value as a human is how well you can sell yourself. This is especially true as more and more people are priced out of broader economic participation by how high the cost of living is vs available income opportunity.

Are you in the US?

Nimby is a fickle mistress, though we can see in China as well as the US that property ownership is part of a warped mating ritual/tradition and has distorted "occupant owned" dwelling statistics (just as much as reits have). 3 for me, none for you was a different economic experiment afaic.

Are you listening to "I don't want to be you anymore" by Billie Eilish? The pressure you speak of may have a gender imbalance, but most guys are cool with a smooth operator (being good at what you do) and tend to avoid lip service.

Reminds me of Black Mirror's take on this in the episode 'Nosedive'. I don't believe we're far from it, especially as some of us mesh our real identities with our online ones.

Once I hear "my personal brand", I'm out

That sounds fair.

Analog ad-blockers are a must nowadays.

tangential, but it seems that, in an effort to be pithy, your comment elides way too many independent clauses, and covers way too much ground across the sentences written. it's like trying to cross a canyon on dust, rather than a bridge.

concision relies on omitting unnecessary words, not whole phrases and sentences. i'd be hard-pressed to restate anything said here with any level of confidence.

If the "you're the product" and whore/prostitute reference eluded you in the reply, the 1st post split a few hairs for entertainment purposes, but the message was pretty clear....

Bad haircuts are funny

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