| After scrolling about 200vh or so for no good reason. >I remember feeling under a pall of gloom, going about with a dark cloud over my soul and tears in my eyes. A little bit melodramatic, but okay. >The disparity between America’s haves and have-nots has been laid bare. The inefficiency of our legislators has made us the laughing stock of the planet (so much so that an opinion writer at the Irish Times even felt pity for America). Everyone is entitled to their opinion, even The Irish Times. >Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield might be a household name today Other comments covered this nonsense. >To be clear, those being laid off are previously pampered full-time employees and not the gig workers who are treated as disposables by these big companies. > Yes, the future is unknown and it is worrying, but pause for a minute and think about what the future of work looks like: less peer pressure and office politics, less need to run around looking pretty or showing up to show you’re there no need to chase crazy trends and shiny objects, and a lot less emphasis on working just to make sure people see you working. The latter statement can only apply to the former if the "You" is a "pampered full-time employee". Because I doubt the "gig workers" have seen what office politics look like. So then, what's the point of this statement? Rest of the article tries to imagine a future that ignores evolutionary biology, the need for people to connect through more than just a virtual presence, and proclaims we live in the past. Lastly the "have and have nots" bullshit tirade is nicely wrapped up by the author mentioning they're an angel investor for Slack. |