I've read the lead essay by @DavidCStark6 and @ivanapais from "Power and Control in Platform Monopoly Capitalism" and some other pieces. sociologica.unibo.it/article/view/1… I found this work a bit disconnected from the newest evolution of the "so-called" platform economy.
More specifically, I think I see two issues: first it doesn't really capture how the continued drive towards niche(r) marketplaces is pushing the pendulum more towards supplier enablement vs componentization, seems that the whole discussion is still anchored on that idea of ...
asset-light horizontal marketplaces that we used to see in the first/second wave and doesn't capture major trends such as creator/passion economy and vertical b2b marketplaces that now largely play counterpart to the GAFA/UberForX/AirbnbForX narrative.
It also doesn't capture how the marketplace element and the "take rate" monetization schema is complemented by several different dimensions such as Saas and Extension platforms (see: stories.platformdesigntoolkit.com/pricing-platfo…)
it shows an academia that is slow to catch emerging patterns probably because its disconnection from praxis. Platforms / org. dev. is a social practice and needs a praexology approach imho to be fully understood.
In a few words I think you can't understand platform-making just as an observer, you need to be with/be a platform maker to fully grasp it.
Interesting work in any case to catch up with
cc @mbauwens
Interesting work in any case to catch up with
cc @mbauwens
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