Asomo writes essays on cash, technology, informality and finance, including a Luddite's guide to defending cash and Lego models of capitalism.
HN commenters call the war on informality essay a good read, and quote the cash essay's thought experiment about total Uberfication.
From https://www.asomo.co/p/the-luddites-guide-to-defending-physical-cash:
> As a thought experiment, imagine if all forms of transport except Uber were removed from our society, resulting in total ‘Uberfication’. What would happen in this ‘convenient’ society?
> For a start, you’d notice that your entire ability to move depended on an institution. While the first few weeks of trips might not bug you, over time it would begin to feel deeply stifling, even oppressive. The mass dependence on a intermediary would not only transfer mass power to Uber, but would in turn unlock a host of other problems:
He goes on to explain these very well.
I went off to his https://www.asomo.co/p/the-war-on-informality essay, and found it a good read - the graphic illustrating the small monetary interaction then and now hits hard.