Years ago my son asked me to buy him a copy of The Unincorporated Man. It's a science fiction book about the future, economics, and sentient AI systems. It's the first part of a series of four, and I've enjoyed reading them all. I highly recommend them if you like science fiction.

In any case, I was reminded of the series when I saw this article from the New Yorker about selling shares in yourself. It's part of the premise behind the Unincorporated Man, where every person is their own corporation and sells shares of themselves to finance their careers. You could sell shares in your future earnings to finance education or some other investment in your future. In return, you have to pay back that value through dividends.

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