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Platform economy

The platform economy treats connection itself as a commodity, extracting value by standing between supply and demand rather than producing goods or services directly. Understanding how platforms work—who captures value, who bears risk, who remains invisible—matters whether you're using them as a consumer, worker, or building one, because the structure shapes who has power and who doesn't.

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