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Richard Murphy provides an excellent characterisation of where western society was at its best (for most people, but not everyoe), and how it fell into the increasingly horrible situation it's in now... and how we could return to a 'better way' - what he refers to as 'mixed markets'. https://yewtu.be/watch?v=lrQh0_B…

DAIEM: Decolonizing Algorithm's Role as a Team-member in Informal E-market
ATM Mizanur Rahman (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Md Romael Haque (Purdue University Fort Wayne), Sharifa Sultana (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.12910

DAIEM: Decolonizing Algorithm's Role as a Team-member in Informal E-market
In Bangladesh's rapidly expanding informal e-market, small-scale sellers use social media platforms like Facebook to run businesses outside formal infrastructures. These sellers rely heavily on platform algorithms, not just for visibility, but as active collaborators in business operations. Drawing on 37 in-depth interviews with sellers, buyers, and stakeholders, this paper examines how people in informal e-markets perceive and interact with the algorithm as a "team member" that performs sales,…

@… It's mostly just understanding what markets are from a fundamental level and local tax laws. Understanding exponential curves can really help you not overextend with debt and let you save more. If you can save, then you'll probably start looking into investing. Most people start with mutual funds because they are easy, and you should too. You'…