The Gig Economy as Rentier Capitalism: How Silicon Valley Perfected Digital Feudalism

The Mathematics of Exploitation Every Uber driver, every Amazon Flex contractor, every DoorDash "Dasher" is engaged in a simple mathematical transaction that, when properly calculated, reveals itself as economic self-cannibalization. The platforms have discovered a profound truth: in a society with sufficient economic desperation and mathematical illiteracy, you can convince people to pay you for…