The Shut-In Economy
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13 min readMar 25, 2015
In the new world of on-demand everything, you’re either pampered, isolated royalty — or you’re a 21st century servant.
By Lauren Smiley
Angel the concierge stands behind a lobby desk at a luxe apartment building in downtown San Francisco, and describes the residents of this imperial, 37-story tower. “Ubers, Squares, a few…
