Topic: Gig Economy

The discussion explores how harassment could be gamified through gig economy platforms, where participants may not realize they are targeting real people. McDowell also mentions the weaponization of fungi and bacteria to create biological interfaces for electronics, noting that the United Nations has begun acknowledging the reality of cyber torture.

The conversation shifts to how tech companies like Grubhub and Postmates extract high margins from struggling small businesses during the pivot to delivery models. This is framed as a broader Silicon Valley strategy to co-opt human labor and integrate it into a "smart city" framework. This model relies on perfect surveillance and total control over resource distribution.