Chelsea Rustrum

Essays

Ownership, AI, community.

Thinking out loud about how technology shapes who owns what, who's connected to whom, and what futures we're building together.

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Ownership

UBI is Far Too BASIC

On why a floor isn't the same as a stake. Universal Basic Income misses the point — ownership, not income, is what builds wealth and agency.

Community

Should Couchsurfing Be a DAO?

What communities lose when platforms sell. The original sharing economy platform sold out — could decentralized ownership have saved it?

Topics I Write About

Sharing Economy Shared Ownership AI & Ethics Community Building DAOs & Web3 Platform Cooperativism

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