Inventors are always trying to tackle problems even before they arrive. If you could see a given problem coming (or at least thought you could) wouldn’t you try to make some easy money out of it? That said, some money is easier made than others and some inventions are perhaps more intuitive looking than…what I…
I’ve talked a bit about job automation on this site. For the record, I’m a bit of a cynical optimist, as I am with most things. I don’t think machines will be taking “our” jobs anytime soon but it seems likely that when we do it will largely be for the better…if we can undermine…
Have you ever heard the phrase, “too much of a good thing”? You probably have and Smart probably has too, but that doesn’t mean he kept it in mind all of the time. The tidbits about neuroscience when they matched up with the benefits of slacking were interesting and well said. Likewise, Smart’s interest in…
Note: A friend of mine was willing to donate some of her time and energy into channeling her great writing prowess for my site! I really appreciate this article and Winter taking the time to share her personal experiences with us. If you can imagine employment as a gigantic revolving door the size of a…
I remember the first time I saw Clerks was in 2015 while I was in a dysfunctional relationship and needed to get away for a weekend from my partner. I felt closed in, trapped and heartbroken but yet I also wanted to fix everything and make it better as well. I remember feeling like I…
A friend of mine who I have mentioned before, Cathy Reisenwitz, sent me this link a while back about thoughts on emotional labor and how it can be ethical. I’ve talked about emotional labor a few times on this site and specifically how it plays out at work but this article takes a more general…
For me, Jacobin is like that ex of yours that you want to keep getting back together with. Occasionally they’ll do something really good and neat that reminds you why you loved them. But then they’ll just put forward these completely inane ideas that make you realize why you can’t ever be together again. Okay,…
I make sacrifices for this site and I just want to be up front about that. For instance, sometimes I watch a bunch of boring British people talk about the state of work in the most droll sense for over an hour. But really, my attention span only lasted the first 45 minutes and that…
Nick’s Notes: Sorry about the lack of posts lately! I’ve just been absolutely exhausted from pet sitting and needed to take the last few days (or so) off from writing. I meant to write this yesterday, but I left Autopilot at the pet sitting place. So I’m posting this today instead! Revolution or Suicide Chapter…
Patreon Update(s)/Introduction I’m not going to say anything about the holiday other than: Heck nationalism, patriotism, American and fireworks. With that out of the way, this month was a solid one that had me meeting my goal of 10 original articles. I try to at least write 10 articles and have them be 1,000 each,…