What's Wrong With the Digital Economy?

What's Wrong With the Digital Economy?

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Business, Social Studies

University

Hard

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The transcript discusses the disparity in employment ratios between traditional and digital companies, highlighting the challenges of the digital economy. It explores power law dynamics affecting industries and the influence of media. The conversation delves into the issues of the digital economy, suggesting that optimizing for growth extracts value, while optimizing for money circulation could lead to prosperity. Solutions like guaranteed minimum income and value creation are proposed to address economic challenges.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the ratio of Ford employees to Facebook employees mentioned in the video?

15 to 1

25 to 1

10 to 1

20 to 1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which theory is discussed in relation to the digital economy's challenges?

Endogenous growth theory

Exogenous growth theory

Classical growth theory

Keynesian growth theory

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main critique of the digital economy according to the video?

It uses an outdated economic operating system.

It lacks technological innovation.

It relies too heavily on physical resources.

It focuses too much on employee satisfaction.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What solution does the video suggest for the abundance of goods but lack of jobs?

Increase taxes on digital companies

Implement a guaranteed minimum income

Reduce production of goods

Encourage more job creation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What problem does corporate America face according to the video?

Decreasing corporate profit over net value

Increasing corporate profit over net value

Fluctuating corporate profit over net value

Stagnant corporate profit over net value