Free Agent Nation
How America's New Independent Workers Are Transforming the Way We Live
by Daniel H. Pink · first published 2001
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The Organization Man is history. Taking his place is America's new economic icon: the "free agent"--the job-hopping, tech-savvy, fulfillment-seeking, self-reliant, independent worker. Already 30 million strong, these new "dis-organization" men and women are transforming America in ways both profound and exhilarating. Are you ready for . . . 7 The Peter-Out Principle: Successor to the famous "Peter Principle," this new rule decrees that when the fun peters out, the talented walk out. 7 Unschooling: Individual-centered learning like homeschooling and apprenticeships will threaten Ivy League coll
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"Free Agent Nation" came out in 2001. Pink did a great job describing what was happening, and what would continue to happen with the job market (independent working, gig economy, no company loyalty, jobs for life gone,…
on “The Mary Meeker Internet Trends 2015 Report” ↗…relatively phenomena fueled by a few companies when Daniel Pink (and others) were thoroughly documenting the shift from salaried to self-employed as far back as 2002. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/165415.Free_Agent_Nation All the current crop of companies did is reduce the transaction costs low enough to democratize working for yourself just about anything can participate. Once anyone can participate, it's a natural outcome…
on “The Gig Economy’s False Promise” ↗Agreed. Free Agent Nation [2001] advocated working for one self. But somehow we ended up with gig work. What happened? Was "free agent" just another self-help con? A pretty good idea subverted? Unrealistic whimsy given our winner-takes-all…
on “How to Subvert a Democracy, Stage 2: Condition the Masses” ↗A previous generation of the 'gig economy' hype was 'Free Agent Nation', a 2002 Daniel Pink book that extolled the virtues of being your own boss. The economy was cratering and in reality it became a game of musical chairs for what work was available. https://www.amazon.com/Free-Agent-Nation-Working-Yourself/dp...…
on “The Gig Economy’s False Promise” ↗