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Platform Cooperativism

/ˈplæt.fɔːrm koʊˈɒp.ər.ə.tɪ.vɪ.zəm/ Economic Movement (Trebor Scholz)
Definition An economic model where the digital platforms we use are owned and governed by the workers and users who depend on them, rather than by venture capitalists. It is the application of cooperative principles to the gig economy.

Ownership is Architecture

Platform Cooperativism (coined by Trebor Scholz) challenges the idea that Uber or Airbnb are merely "software." They are labor markets. If the software is owned by the workers, the "extraction fee" (the 30% that goes to the platform) disappears, returning value to those who created it.

For Myceloom, this is not just an ideal but an architectural requirement. The Coalition Substrate is built to be owned by its users. The network is not a landlord; it is a housing coop.

The Federation Advantage

Critics argue co-ops can't scale. Myceloom argues they don't *need* to scale as monoliths. By using Federated Governance, thousands of small cooperatives can achieve "collective scale" and network effects without becoming a single giant corporation.

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