Why Work Is Starting to Look Medieval

Описание: The online mood around “the future of work” feels pretty apocalyptic right now.

But I don’t think AI is the only force changing our economy (or our relationship to labor).

In this video, I follow a different ~and more optimistic~ thread: the idea that the creator economy is a signal that people are hungry for “producer-shaped” conditions again.

We’ll trace…
how we got here
why consumption can’t replace meaning
why the “workshop” is showing signs of coming back

For the history arc, I leaned heavily on Aaron Jacob’s incredible Palladium piece:
https://www.palladiummag.com/2020/07/...

Huge thanks to Dave Jorgensen for the interview- what a cool guy!!

CHAPTERS
00:00 Why work feels empty now
01:31 The producer world (craft)
02:31 The job world (industrialization)
4:48 Consumers become the main character
06:36 The meaning crisis
07:51 The modern corporate era (shareholders + pay gap)
09:54 Personal computing: a door back to tools
11:38 The workshop returns: Dave + Ryan + “creator-like conditions”
15:37 Could co-ops be the future?