Post-individualism
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Post-individualism
Likes, friends and followers do not provide us with resonance; they only strengthen the echoes of the self.
Byung-Chul Han • The Disappearance of Rituals: A Topology of the Present
Understanding public goods as positive externalities enables us to consider people that are not typically classified as members of a public to be our beneficiaries. This definition stands in contrast to economic discourse, where non-contributing users of some public good are considered "free riders," indicative of market failure. How could we
... See moreSam Hart • Positive Sum Worlds: Remaking Public Goods
“Quiet Quitting” articles allowed readers to access a convenient cause (damn lazy Gen-Zers) for a pretty existential problem (work sucks). It’s also, conveniently, a way of blaming workers for systemic ills. “Quiet Hiring” deflects from organizational norms that call for eking out as much productivity (at the lowest cost) from each employee in the
... See moreAnne Helen Petersen • Bed Rotting and Loud Quitting - by Anne Helen Petersen Bed Rotting and Loud Quitting
#104: On Red Scare, finding writing inspiration, and America’s hero fetish
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