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Means of Creation with Adam Davidson and a new Slack community

Hi readers, today, I’m publishing a letter that I penned with Nate D’Anna, co-founder and co-CEO of Dumpling, about Prop 22 and the status of gig workers.

Through millennia of plagues, wars, and natural disasters, cities have borne witness to and magnified human suffering and death.

The platform has reached impressive scale: Since its founding 10 years ago, Kajabi—which is bootstrapped—has empowered over 50,000 users in 120 countries.

In 1788, George Washington predicted that America would be “the most favorable country of any in the world for persons of industry and frugality."

In October 2019, two DoorDash drivers — Dave Levy and Nikos Kanelopoulos — launched the #DeclineNow Facebook group.

Like feudalism and divine right monarchy before it, the creator economy (at least, in its current, highly centralized form) is experiencing a legitimacy crisis.

This isn’t inevitable, and it’s not unique to fledgling artists—it affects 99% of all creators, including famous names with millions of fans.

The ownership economy offers a powerful new tool for builders to leverage market incentives to jumpstart new networks.

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