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Michael Rowe reviewed Chokepoint Capitalism by Cory Doctorow

A must read

4 stars

If you work or buy things, understanding how the market is set today by large corporations is key. We have to fix this broken system. Cory and Rebecca do a great job of explaining why is wrong and how we might be able to fix it.

Matt Lehrer reviewed Chokepoint Capitalism by Cory Doctorow

Defines the problems facing creative workers and what to do about them

4 stars

This is the kind of topic that deserves the prestige of a book but where the ideas can fit in a blog post without losing anything important. Here, the length and examples are worthwhile. The show the scope of the problem in a way that is both interesting and enraging.

Nils Müller reviewed Chokepoint Capitalism by Cory Doctorow

Plattformkapitalismus ist, wenn einer alles gewinnt und alle anderen verlieren

4 stars

Mit ihrem Buch "Chokepoint Capitalism" weisen Rebecca Giblin und Cory Doctorow auf eine Eigenheit des Plattformkapitalismus à la Amazon oder Google hin, die bisher meiner Wahrnehmung nach nicht so klar angesprochen wurde: Plattformen sind bewusst darauf hinentwickelt, nicht nur Monopolist (also einziger Anbieter für ihre Kunden) zu sein, sondern gleichzeitig Monopsonist (also einziger Nachfrager für die Anbieter z. B. der Buchbranche). Auf diese Weise können sie in ihren Märkten sowohl aus den Anbietern von Produkten als auch aus den Kunden das meiste Geld herauspressen und sämtliche Renditen abschöpfen. Ein wichtiges Buch, das mal einen neue Dysfunktionalität unseres (digitalen) Wirtschaftssystems aufschlüsselt.

Jason Cranford Teague reviewed Chokepoint Capitalism by Cory Doctorow

An urgent read

5 stars

If you are concerned about the way in which culture is being shaped by technology (and you should be), this book goes deep into the causes and explains how big tech is corrupting open culture in order to make a few billion bucks.

Kyle R. Conway reviewed Chokepoint Capitalism by Cory Doctorow

Timely and Apt

4 stars

Very good state-of-the-world in a variety of fields. Timely. Funny. Amusing marketing (only releasing the chapter outlining the sins of Spotify as an audiobook on Spotify; only the chapter on Amazon via Kindle).