# 2025-05-17

-   Finished [[Platform Capitalism]] (audiobook).
    -   I'll need to give it another listen, as not all of it went in - listening while distracted.
    -   But seemed good.  A lot more academic than [[Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism?]].  The latter was more engaging, but (maybe?) less rigorous.  I appreciate this book's succinctness.
    -   Some things that stuck out from this listen:
        -   It has a good historical overview of where platforms came from and how they came to dominate.
        -   It has a useful typology of platforms.
        -   Platforms primarily gain their advantages from data.
        -   Trying to force platform capitalists to respect privacy is impossible - it's part of their DNA.
        -   Over time platforms try to control the whole stack.
        -   Over time, platforms slowly converge to offering the same services.
    -   There's a tiny bit at the end on possible ways to counter platform dominance.  Very small, but worth noting.

-   [[Public platforms]].