What happens when time really is money? Not just that we’re trading hours for dollars, but when we start to see each minute of the day as an asset that could be sold to the highest bidder. In May 2021, a new app, called NewNew, dreamed up by entrepreneur Courtne Smith, was doing the PR rounds. It billed itself as “a human stock market where you buy shares in the lives of real people, in order to control their decisions and watch the outcome.” The idea is that a user posts a poll—like “Should I quit my job?”—and then their followers pay for the chance to vote.
Welcome To The Not-So-New Economy
Welcome To The Not-So-New Economy
Welcome To The Not-So-New Economy
What happens when time really is money? Not just that we’re trading hours for dollars, but when we start to see each minute of the day as an asset that could be sold to the highest bidder. In May 2021, a new app, called NewNew, dreamed up by entrepreneur Courtne Smith, was doing the PR rounds. It billed itself as “a human stock market where you buy shares in the lives of real people, in order to control their decisions and watch the outcome.” The idea is that a user posts a poll—like “Should I quit my job?”—and then their followers pay for the chance to vote.