From Platforms to Feudalism: Rethinking Power, Labour, and Value in Gig Work
This thesis explored the possibility of a techno-feudal reframing of gig work. Previous researchers and theorists have frequently framed gig work within capitalist frameworks, like platform capitalism and piece rate wages, despite gig work’s odd similarities to the feudal organisation of work. Scholars like Durand have pointed out similarities between the digital economy and feudalism without
