Merchant is a master storyteller and a dedicated researcher. The story he weaves in *Blood In the Machine* is as gripping as any nostr:npub16nxgzeq466nun42zslat4cgrj0r6dt4u0tdspyj7q85lpjpz8ursrjrj8k deep-dive into the miserable working conditions of today's gig economy. Drawing on primary sources and scholarship, *Blood* is a kind of *Nomadland* for Luddites. 

Today, Merchant is the technology critic for the *LA Times*. 

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