A Guide to my Work on Medium

I’ve written a bunch of stuff on Medium, covering a range of topics. If you liked one thing I wrote, and are looking for more in a similar vein, then you’ve come to the right place.

Society and the Economy

• Why Do We Call It Capitalism? — Why do we Americans call ourselves a capitalist society, when so much of our capital is owned by so few? This has been one of my most popular stories on Medium. (6 minute read)
• The Truth About Capitalism — Here it is: the naked truth you’ve been waiting for. (8 minute read)
• The System is Working Very Well, Thank You — Inequality is not an accident — it’s been designed in. (8 minute read)

Society and Technology

• How to Fix Big Tech — Big technology has become such a mess, in so many ways. Here are some ways it can be fixed. (7 minute read)
• A Traditional Remedy for the Facebook Problem: Competition — We all know Facebook is a blight. What should we do about it? The answer is really not that complicated — it just requires some political will. (6 minute read)
• Have We Passed the Point of Maximum Useful Tech? — Is the latest technology really making us smarter and happier? (7 minute read)
• Dethroning the False God of User Experience Design — Do we really need to have our every experience using computers completely curated for us? What about the joy of play and discovery? (7 minute read)