platform capitalism
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English
31
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A way of doing business that involves recruiting large numbers of people who work for themselves using the company's platform; for example, by facilitating ridesharing.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Some prominent critics even speak of “platform capitalism” – a broader transformation of how goods and services are produced, shared and delivered."
- "At the heart of platform capitalism is a drive to extract more data in order to survive."
- "The last 20 years has seen a decline in socialising[…] We are living in the era of platform capitalism, where you can do just about anything without leaving your home, and are in fact encouraged to do so."