Setting the Tone for an Anti-Platform - by Dorian Taylor
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In which I discuss a rationale for, and introduce my work on, “permeable” information systems.
Setting the Tone for an Anti-Platform In which I discuss a rationale for, and introduce my work on, “permeable” information systems. Dorian Taylor Jan 03, 2021 6 Share It has long been understood that insinuating oneself between people and what they want, while skimming off a piece of the action, is remarkably good business. Indeed, through a certain (cynical) lens, that’s all business ever is. The optimal position, from the point of view of our straw businessman, is a monopoly—or at least oligopoly—where the insinuation is implicit: you have something people want, for which there is no viable
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