Ebook: Heteromation, and other stories of computing and capitalism

Preface -- Prologue: an (untold) story of economy and computing -- Looking back -- Heteromation: a revised (his)story of computing -- The logic of accumulation : a story of political economy -- The dynamics of capitalist change : a story of resilience -- Possibilities and predicaments : a story of stimulus -- Varieties of heteromated labor -- Communicative labor : a story of connection -- Cognitive labor : a story of mental toil -- Creative labor : a story of mental magic -- Emotional labor : a story of caring -- Organizing labor : a story of commitment -- Looking ahead -- Mechanisms of participation : a story of rewards (and punishments) -- Governance of society : a story of "work" and institutional implosion -- Utopias : a story of revolution and reform -- Epilogue: a story of machines and us -- Notes -- References -- Index;An exploration of a new division of labor between machines and humans, in which people provide value to the economy with little or no compensation. The computerization of the economy-and everyday life-has transformed the division of labor between humans and machines, shifting many people into work that is hidden, poorly compensated, or accepted as part of being a "user" of digital technology.