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Monthly Archives: May 2016

The Growing Degradation of Anti-Work Arguments

I try not to rely on an article’s title too much to dictate the title I use for myself because it can often come off as lazy. …But then when did that ever stop me? So here we have a fairly extensive and interesting look at work by Michael D. Yates at truthout. It was…

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May 28, 2016 in Original Article - Nick Ford.

Stalin’s Peasants, by Sheila Fitzpatrick (Chapter 8)

For anyone who has followed along with the series so far you may have noticed that some chapters are harder to relate to anti-work and a few of them I haven’t given much attempt at all. On chapter 8 which deals primarily with Culture I want to try to isolate those parts that I thnik relate…

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May 25, 2016 in Original Article - Nick Ford.

Anti-Work and David Autor’s Definition(s) of Work

Working on my collection means I’ve had to go through pieces that I’ve either entirely missed out on or didn’t look closely enough. John Danaher, who remains to be one of my favorite anti-work advocates, has a such a piece on automation and wage inequality. In it, Danaher explains the merits of arguing that automation…

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May 23, 2016 in Original Article - Nick Ford.

The 9 to 5 Shift as “Torture”

The idea that work inhibits our sleep is something I’ve touched on before but it’s good to see one of the experts involved in sleep discuss this as well. Dr. Paul Kelly has spoken up specifically about the harms that waking up at 9 AM has done to our bodies and our overall health: This…

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May 20, 2016 in Original Article - Nick Ford.

Jobs May be for Machines but the UBI Isn’t for Me

Before we begin let me be clear that I am only responding to an article by Scott Santens entitled Deep Learning is Going to Teach us the Lesson of Our Lives: Jobs are for Machines. I want to do a full length study at some point on the UBI and my problems with it but…

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May 17, 2016 in Original Article - Nick Ford.

“Working All Day” by Gentle Giant [VIDEO]

Just happened to come across this song while listening to this cool progressive rock band!

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May 15, 2016 in Lazy Post.

Stalin’s Peasants, by Sheila FitzPatrick (Chapter 7)

A mix of poor sleep and other mental health related issues pushed back the release of this article by a day. But that said, despite the increased length of the chapter relative to the last one (29 pages instead of 21) I actually have significantly less to talk about within the context of anti-work. Largely…

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May 14, 2016 in Original Article - Nick Ford.

The Modern Job as “Hyper-Fetishism of Paperwork”

One of Office Space’s biggest strengths as a movie is that it doesn’t hold back on showing how much corporate bureaucrats love paperwork. Whether it’s the memo for the TPS reports, the TPS reports themselves or the infinite usages of the copy machine, the workplace has been saturated with dead trees for a long time…

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May 11, 2016 in Original Article - Nick Ford.

“Fitter, Happier, More Productive…”

There’s nothing quite like having everything going your way. Waking up right on time and when you are supposed to, getting that fresh cup of coffee or just powering through successfully whatever you need to. Catching the bus right on time, making sure you have your appropriate pills with you, not looking anyone in the…

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May 9, 2016 in Original Article - Nick Ford.

Office Space Could’ve Used More Flair

Sometimes I think there are certain movies or bits of entertainment from the past that I’ll never fully enjoy because of their historical context. The movie Alien is a good example and so is Full Metal Jacket both of which are movies that are highly acclaimed but I’ve never felt as engaged with them as…

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May 6, 2016 in Original Article - Nick Ford.

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