Hey there! I'm Jameson Ismad, and yes, I'm mad.
My work here primarily surrounds areas concerned with the consumer's right to privacy, but I may contribute to other topics when inspired to write as well.
Recognition Economy Initiative
The articles I find myself writing most often have to do with the Recognition Economy, so I like to keep a neat list of all of the articles adjacent to the subject here.
My more notable contributions
| Article Name | Type | Contribution | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolis Technologies | Company | Created & populated page | Had a hotel stay where they expected me to use this crap. Had to get people informed. |
| Recognition economy | Theme | Created & populated; formulated arguments against. | Insane ideology I encountered when writing about Metropolis in the first place. HAD to write this one. |
| Clear Secure | Company | Created & populated page | First, my father had told me how frustrated he was that after many years of patronizing Home Depot, he would be required to verify his identity with this company to ever rent a truck from them again. Later down the road, what do I encounter when looking for a new apartment space to rent? The same issue. After that... Jameson was mad. |
| Home Depot | Company | Created & populated page | They have so much overlap with the articles I typically write on that it simply made sense I ought to get their page started. |
| Amazon One | Product | Created & populated page | One of two Amazon-related pieces I must write in my quest to document everything I can about the nasty "Recognition economy" concept. I find this story to be very important, because it's one that reflects the truth that consumers DO NOT care to voluntarily give into surveillance for the sake of "convenience" ...nor for a $10 credit. |
| Just Walk Out | Product | Created & populated page | The second of two Amazon-related pieces I wrote in my quest to document the "Recognition economy" issue. This article in particular addresses another "full-fledged" recognition platform, so I knew it would make a perfect example if I could link it on that theme page's Examples section. |
| Aldi | Company | Created & populated page | Aldi's got me through some tougher times in my life, so I've got a soft spot for the store. Nonetheless, as I did my research on companies engaging in "recognition economy" practices, I found Aldi to have been among them. Alas! Good thing the idea just doesn't take when consumers actually have a say in it through the marketplace. |
| One Medical | Company | Created & populated page | When writing about Amazon One, I encountered recent news reports regarding Amazon One Medical, a subsidiary of theirs with ITS OWN problems. Between its name being similar to "Amazon One" and its having issues worth calling attention to, I decided to write the page to properly distinguish the two articles. |
| USA Today | Company | Created & populated page | Because you just don't hate Palantir enough. |
| You Need A Budget | Company | Created & populated page | Witnessed this company devolve over time after I had used them for a long while before a switch to an open-source alternative. It was a shame to watch. As soon as the forced arbitration incident occurred, I knew I had to write my first wiki article. |
| Chipotle | Company | Added incidents, polished content before stub removal | When WIRED reported on Chipotle's new partnership with Palantir, I went to add it to the page and found that it still needed a lot of help, so I poured some good time into it to clean it up. |
| The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Horse Armor DLC | Product | Created & populated page | This product is one of the most discussed and memed-on topics in modern gaming, not just because some of the absurdity behind the product itself, but because it was the precursor to the modern microtransaction. I thought, "this page has GOT to exist on a site that's all about consumer issues!" |
| The Elder Scrolls: Legends | Product | Created & populated page | My favorite online collectible card game of all time; I played it often in my late teens. I lost interest around the time that the Gates of Oblivion expansion was released, but was nonetheless sad to see its continued decline over the following years. Anyway, with Stop Killing Games being a big consumer initiative, I thought it deserved its own page. |