The Gatekeepers Part VI: Stop Asking Us to Work for Free
Decolonization is easy to applaud - until an Indigenous woman starts getting paid for it...Last week, I shared a post about my work - about decolonization as the bridge between truth and transformation. At the end, I mentioned my business and left an invitation to connect (because that’s what I do, and this is a platform for professional... See more
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The work of reparative economics is to build valuation models that honor what the market cannot quantify.
This means asking radical questions:
These are not hypotheticals.... See more
This means asking radical questions:
- Should ghostwriters receive points on the master?
- Should dancers unionize into IP co-ops?
- Should emerging designers receive royalties when their designs are “referenced” on runways?
These are not hypotheticals.... See more
The Pricing of Black Genius: What Are We Really Worth?
At a broader level beyond the algorithmic pricing model, too, is simply the lack of a standardised wages mechanism endorsed by the capitalist governance model. This can be seen in the gaping pay disparities between countries (e.g., U.S. wages for a task compared to Kenyan wages) and even within countries among different types of specialist labeling... See more