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Olga Shaeva's avatar

That's a great perspective on the creator economy, which is quite controversial, to my mind. I've always tended to focus on the negative side, i.e. "thought is being turned

inescapably into a commodity". You highlight specificity and unique personal profile though, which is something I didn't really focus on before.

Thomas Klaffke's avatar

Thanks a lot for that feedback Olga!

I do agree that there are of course many negative sides to it as well and there is still a lot we need to figure out to make this a better thing than "traditional" work arrangement. However, I do support any new mindset or system that promotes uniqueness and self awareness instead of standardization and "fitting-in".

Olga Shaeva's avatar

Yes, indeed, couldn't agree more about standardization. I already notice that people use standardized structures and credentials (eg degrees, corporate jobs, official qualifications etc) rather creatively, as building blocks to construct a unique personal profile, which is often cross-industrial/cross-professional.

Thomas Klaffke's avatar

Yep! That reminded me of Contra (https://contra.com), a super interesting platform.

Olga Shaeva's avatar

Haven't heard about it before, looks very interesting, thanks!