Index

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Arditi, D. (2023), "Index", Digital Feudalism: Creators, Credit, Consumption, and Capitalism (Society Now), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 179-185. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80455-766-220231011

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Copyright © 2023 David Arditi

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INDEX

Accumulating debt

, 72

Accumulation by dispossession

, 73

Activision Blizzard (video game company)

, 123

Airlines

, 54

Ala carte streaming services

, 32

Alienation process

, 77, 121–122, 147

Amazon

debt

, 86–88

labor

, 82–86

streaming video service

, 80

unending consumption

, 79–82

workforce

, 82

Amazon company store model

, 144

Amazon Flex

, 83, 85

Amazon Mechanical Turk

, 43, 54, 56, 83, 85

Amazon Prime

, 32, 79

Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Card

, 86–87

Amazon Prime subscription service

, 78

Amazon Secure Card

, 87, 144

Amazon Store Card

, 87

AMC+

, 29

American labor system

, 51

Apple (company)

, 13

Apple TV+

, 23

Artificial intelligence (AI)

, 120

At-home workers

, 144

Automotive repair industry

, 12

Avatar

, 24

Barbeque (BBQ)

, 99

Blogger

, 133

Blogging

, 133

Blogs

, 133

BMW

, 36

British music

, 24

“Build a Bitch”

, 96, 107

Businesses

, 27, 37

Californian ideology of techno-libertarians

, 135

CamperForce program

, 84

Capital

, 3, 6–7, 51, 64, 74, 101, 144

Capitalism

, 2–7, 26, 66, 127

future of

, 147–149

shifting ideas within

, 8–13

Capitalists

, 3, 5–6, 10, 13, 16, 48, 68, 73, 127, 144

Chain restaurants

, 46, 54, 122

Churn

, 28, 142

Citi Bank

, 70

Citi cardholders

, 87

Citi Flex Pay

, 62, 70, 87

Coal mining companies

, 67

Company store

, 67

Computer algorithms

, 54

Computer software

, 54

Computerized scheduling system

, 46

Consumers

, 10, 27, 105

Consumption

(see also Unending consumption)

expansion of means of consumption and planned obsolescence

, 10–13

process

, 78

Contemporary capitalism

, 2, 65

Content blurring

, 103

Content creators

, 101

from influencers to creators

, 97–102

making

, 105–108

political economy of creators and influencers

, 102–105

Content monetization platforms

, 135–136

Contract law

, 51

Control Tower

, 28

Counterrevolutionary movements

, 148

COVID-19 pandemic

, 141

Creators

, 101–102, 105

influencers to

, 97–102

Credit card

companies

, 71

debt

, 18

Creditors

, 68

Crowdfunding information

crowdsourcing and

, 128–132

patrons of freelance journalists

, 133–137

process

, 133

Crowdfunding platforms

, 131

Crowdsourcing process

, 85, 128–132

Cruel optimism

, 107

Culture

, 98

Customers

, 36, 54, 70, 80

Dash Button (wireless digital button)

, 81–82

Ddakji (game)

, 1

Debt

, 62, 63–68

Amazon

, 86–88

in digital feudalism

, 68–73

Debt peonage

, 17–18

debt and workers

, 63–73

Debtors

, 68

Delivery drivers

, 78

Democracy

, 127

Digital communication

, 123

Digital divide

, 145–147

Digital enclosure

, 54

metaverse as

, 120–124

Digital feudal serfs

, 103

Digital feudalism

, 2, 13, 43, 48, 50, 63, 144, 147, 149

characteristics of

, 18

debt in

, 68–73

debt peonage

, 17–18

precarious labor

, 16–17

promotion in

, 97–102

unending consumption

, 15

Digital music

, 30

Digital newspapers

, 127

Digital platforms

, 18

Digital Rights Management (DRM)

, 30

Digital technology

, 55

Digital work apps

, 54

Disney

, 23, 32

Disney+ platform

, 23, 25

Distribution fetishism

, 78

Doctoral defense

, 129

DoorDash company

, 122

Dresden Dolls

, 129

Drone delivery

, 77–78

DVD

, 31

European colonialism

, 34

European governments

, 10

Exploration age

, 9

Facebook

, 95, 114

Federal Communications Commission

, 32

Feudalism

, 134

(see also Digital feudalism)

Financial crisis (2008)

, 68

Financial institutions

, 70

Forbes (business magazine)

, 27

Fordism

, 48

4k HD television

, 13

Freelance journalism

, 128

Freelance journalists

patrons of

, 133–137

pitch stories

, 134

Fulltime employees (FTEs)

, 146

Gig economy

, 16

appification of work

, 53–56

precarious labor in

, 45

precarity

, 46–53

technological fiefs

, 45

Gig workers

, 143

Global North

, 49

Globalization

, 17, 26

GoFundMe

, 131, 135

Golden era of television

, 24, 32

Google

, 145

contract

, 146

employees

, 146

food service workers

, 146

Governmental organizations

, 32

Great Depression

, 17

Great Recession

, 141

Hand sanitizer

, 145

HBO Max

, 25

Huffington Post

, 133

Hulu

, 25, 32

Hulu Live

, 29

Hunter–gatherer society

, 4

Ideology of getting signed

, 96, 106

In real life (IRL)

, 115

IndieGoGo

, 131

Industrial capitalism

, 48

Influencers

, 96

to creators

, 97–102

culture

, 100

Information technology (IT)

, 7

Instagram (web platforms)

, 96, 103

Interne of things

, 81

iPod's operating system

, 13

Keurig coffee machine

, 35

Keurig's DRM mechanism

, 35

Kickstarter

, 131, 135

Kroger's metaverse site

, 118

La carte platforms

, 24–25

Labor

, 82–86

law

, 16, 48–49, 51, 55

“Labor theory of value” concept

, 5–6

Land enclosure process

, 64

Lupin (French series)

, 23, 32

Lyft

, 53

drivers

, 143

Market mavens

, 100

Marvel

, 32

Matrix, The

, 120

Means of consumption

, 10–13

Medical Fundraisers

, 132

Medium

, 18, 128, 135–136

“Mercantile” capitalism

, 9

Merchandise

, 130, 135

Meta (social network)

, 96, 114

Metaverse (technological concept)

, 114

day in

, 115

as digital enclosure

, 120–124

software application

, 120

work environment

, 122

Microsoft

, 123

Microwork platform

, 85

Modern credit system

, 66

Money Heist

, 32

MTV producers

, 101

Multi-channel networks (MCNs)

, 103

National debt

, 64

Neo-liberal ideology

, 142

Neoliberalism

, 17

Netflix

, 23–24, 31–32

foreign television show strategy

, 24

series

, 2

Newspapers

, 26, 135

Nineteenth century capitalism

, 48

Nintendo video game

, 103

Nomadland (film)

, 84

Obligation

, 63

Oculus Rift (at-home game play)

, 113

Oil corporations

, 143

“One-click” purchases

, 81

Online shopping companies

, 79

Opinion leaders

, 100

Organization of society

, 4

Over-the-top streaming platforms (OTT streaming platforms)

, 23, 25

Overlapping systems of oppression

, 114

Panera Bread restaurant

, 4

Patreon

, 18, 133, 135–137

Patrons

, 136

of freelance journalists

, 133–137

Penske Media Corporation

, 96

Planned obsolescence

, 10–13

Platform-based companies

, 50

PocketWatch, Inc.

, 97

Political economy of creators and influencers

, 102–105

Precarious labor

, 16–17, 47

Precarious workers

, 83

Precarity

, 46–53

Prime subscribers

, 82

Prime Video app

, 80

Primitive accumulation

, 2, 8–10, 44

debt and workers

, 63–73

Product placement

, 103

Prototype VR headset

, 113

Public Service Announcement (PSA)

, 101

Reality Labs

, 113

Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)

, 96

Recreational vehicles (RVs)

, 84

Republican legislators

, 72

Restaurant app

, 54

Roku Channel app

, 97

Rolling Stone magazine

, 95

“Rotten Mango” (true crime podcast)

, 100

Running up debt

, 62

Sandbox

, 123

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)

, 7

Scientific management

, 48

Secure Card holder

, 87

7shifts (Restaurant app)

, 54

Shipping

, 80

Smart appliances

, 81

Smart dishwasher

, 34

Smart TVs

, 37

Social communities

, 100

Social media

, 100

influencers

, 106

Special Bonus Cover Advertisement

, 95

Squid Game (Korean survival drama)

, 14, 23, 32

capitalism

, 3–7

digital feudalism

, 13–18

expansion of means of consumption and planned obsolescence

, 10–13

primitive accumulation

, 8–10

shifting ideas within capitalism

, 8

Star Wars

, 32

Starbucks

, 35

State-funded European explorers

, 9

STEM workers

, 52

Streaming services

, 29–33

Streaming television

, 30

Striketober

, 142

Student loans

, 69

Subscribers

, 79

Subscriptions

, 25–29

buy vs. rent

, 29–30

model of freelance journalism

, 135

streaming services

, 29–33

Substack

, 135–136

Tally (app)

, 71

TaskRabbit (platforms)

, 43, 50, 54, 56

Taylorism

, 48

Tech companies in post-industrial countries

, 145

Techno-utopians

, 114

Technologies

, 15, 120

Ted Lasso

, 23

Television

manufacturers

, 10

production crew

, 5

Temp agency

, 55

Temporary, vendor, contractors (TVCs)

, 146

TikTok (web platforms)

, 96–97, 101, 103

Time off task (TOT)

, 83

Twitch (web platforms)

, 96, 101, 103

Twitter (web platforms)

, 96

Uber

, 44, 53, 84

drivers

, 143

Uber Eats company

, 122

Uberland

, 45

Unending consumption

, 24–29

Amazon

, 79–82

buy vs. rent

, 29–30

of digital feudalism

, 15

material goods in

, 34–37

streaming services

, 29–33

United Kingdom

, 24

United States

, 127, 141

University labor

, 55

US Federal Aviation Administration

, 77

US Postal Service (USPS)

, 83

Vagabonds

, 9

Video-on-demand

, 31

Virtual reality (VR)

, 113

Walking Dead, The

, 29

Web platforms

, 96

Wells Fargo's app

, 28

Word-Press

, 133

Workers

, 47, 63–73

alienation

, 77

wage calculation

, 6

World War II

, 17, 47

YouTube (web platforms)

, 55, 96–97, 100–101, 103

creators

, 104

Partner Program

, 104

Zoom app

, 117