Essays
Arguments about ownership itself.
Dossiers run the numbers on one product. Essays take on the system around it: the licences that expire, the purchases that get deleted, and the habits that move your money to someone else.
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The Recession Does Our Work For Us
The anchor essay. The receipts have stopped making sense, and the framework was ready.
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Energy Is the Tax on Disposable Goods
The supply chain behind a €15 t-shirt, and the tax nobody read on the receipt.
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One Watch, Two Owners
Two men want the same Submariner. Only one of them owns anything.
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Physical Media
Sony revoked 550 films from PlayStation libraries. The button said Buy. The fine print said licence. The licence won.
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You Never Owned It
Sony revoked 551 films from PlayStation libraries. No refund. The button said Buy. Every storefront runs this way.
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