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The (Cultural) Exploitation Economy

Culture is Dying, While Tech Bros Get Mega Rich. Is This Really the Future We Want? 

umair
Apr 07, 2021
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Image Credit: Ted Barnes

Culture is dying. That’s going to provoke the ire of a certain kind of person, usually a dude, who wears funny hats, and thinks of themselves as a great cultural critic, nevertheless, I think it’s true. Let’s do a quick review. Music, decimated. Journalism, blown apart. Film, on the ropes. Books? Don’t get me started.

Culture is d…

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