re:publica 2016 – Trebor Scholz: How Platform Cooperativism Can Unleash the Network

The distrust of the dominant extractive model of the “sharing economy” is growing. Labor and logistics companies such as Uber have been criticized for eliminating democratic values such as accountability, dignity, and rights for workers. Using various examples, Scholz will introduce what he calls platform cooperativism, an Internet based on communal ownership and democratic governance. Let’s move the economy in a direction that benefits more citizens. Silicon Valley loves a good disruption; let’s give them one.