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DIGITAL FEUDALISM
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Digital Feudalism: Creators, Credit, Consumption, and Capitalism
BY
DAVID ARDITI
University of Texas at Arlington, USA
United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China
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Emerald Publishing Limited
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First edition 2023
Copyright © 2023 David Arditi.
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ISBN: 978-1-80455-769-3 (Print)
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Contents
| 1 | Introduction: A Squid Game Reality | 1 |
| 2 | Buy More, Own Less: Subscriptions and Unending Consumption | 23 |
| 3 | Working on Your Own: Precarious Labor in the Gig Economy | 43 |
| 4 | Debt Peonage and Primitive Accumulation | 61 |
| 5 | Amazon and Baron Bezos | 77 |
| 6 | Unboxed: Content Creators and Influencers | 95 |
| 7 | Metaverse: Enclosing New Spaces | 113 |
| 8 | From Patron to Patreon: Crowdfunding Information | 127 |
| 9 | Conclusion: Fed-up While Locked Down | 141 |
| Bibliography | 155 | |
| Index | 179 | |
