{"id":243289,"date":"2020-06-10T17:31:18","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T00:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=243289"},"modified":"2020-06-10T20:18:48","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T03:18:48","slug":"the-new-digital-caste-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/10\/the-new-digital-caste-system\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Digital Caste System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m observing in modern society:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tech elite<\/a> on top, Uber drivers and social media share croppers<\/a> on bottom. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Question:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the sociological significance of this? <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

My thoughts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\"digital-share-cropping-eric-kim-delano-\"
Digital Sharecropping<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The basic gist:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Society is becoming more and more hyper extremes on both ends; death of the middle class<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Who is on top?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Programmers. Tech CEO\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s. Entrepreneurs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is on bottom? Uber drivers, Amazon prime delivery people, Grubhub drivers, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is everyone else?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Machine<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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