The Age Of Extraction

Our world is dominated by a handful of tech platforms. They pro-vide great conveniences and entertainment but also stand as some of the most effective Instruments of wealth extraction ever invented, seizing immense amounts of money, data, and attention from all of us. As technology evolves and our markets adapt, can society cultívate a better Iife for everyone? Is it possíble to balance economíc growth and egalítaríanism, or are we too far gone? Tím Wu—the preeminent scholar and former Whíte House of-fícíal who coíned the phrase "net neutralíty"—explores the ríse of platform power and detaíls the rísks and rewards of working wíthín such systems. Concíse and hopeful, The Age of Extraction offers consequentíal proposals for taking back control in order to achíeve a better economíc balance and prosperíty for all.