ABSTRACT
The rapid growth in people’s ability to 3D print the products they use, access the on-demand services they need, and occupy property they don’t own. This reflects a shift away from a mass-production economy, in which companies determined the products and property available to us, toward a mass-customization economy, in which consumers can also become the producers of goods and services they. The on-demand, mass-customization economy draws from that tradition. As humans experience ever more violent and frequent storms, those who live in permanent shelter especially along our coasts become sitting ducks. Digital nomadism promises a future in which more people will own less, share more, and have lower costs and greater mobility, with an emphasis on experiences over possessions and the quality of things over their quantity. The number of online courses has increased and adjunct faculty have become more common, all characteristic of an economy in which asynchronous learning and “gig” employment have become common.
