{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Medievalization of Work and the Cooperative Cure","description":"With the economy getting more technofeudal, work is getting more medieval. What if this could play into the hands of creating a more cooperative economy that's better for everyone and not just the rich? Text version: https:\/\/literatemachine.com\/2026\/09\/07\/the-medievalization-of-work-and-the-cooperative-cure\/ Bibliography: https:\/\/literatemachine.com\/2026\/09\/07\/the-medievalization-of-work-and-the-cooperative-cure\/#bibliography&amp;nbsp; Audio version on your favorite podcast app. Support this project at https:\/\/patreon.com\/ericrosenfield for early, ad-free videos, exclusive authors notes, and bonus material for only $1\/mo.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Apologies for the sound quality: I normally don't do hand-held and the mic is usually farther from my mouth, so I forgot to turn the gain down before recording and as a result there's more distortion\/clipping in the sound than I would like. I used a bunch of filters and even overdubbed some bits to mitigate the problem, but it's not perfect. ","author_name":"Literate Machine","author_url":"https:\/\/literatemachine.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42809180\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/206036040"}