Josh Bowen
@joshbowen
Josh Bowen
these days, the art of hanging out seems to be waning in cities.
Allie Conti • We Really Should Hang Out More Often
As early as 2017, executives at the ride-sharing platform Uber reportedly met with US Securities and Exchange Commission officials about granting company stock to their independent-contractor drivers.
By February 2019, the Wall Street Journal reported that, with their initial public offerings approaching, Uber and its competitor Lyft found a way to ... See more
By February 2019, the Wall Street Journal reported that, with their initial public offerings approaching, Uber and its competitor Lyft found a way to ... See more
Nathan Schneider • User Trusts: Broad-Based Ownership for Online Platforms
If you are GP and raising a fund now - your first slide should have two points on it -
1) How long have you been in business
2) what’s your dpi
All other points can come later.
Ibrahim Ajamix.comThis is the paradox of our time: the very tools designed to free us from labor are trapping us in an endless cycle of escalating work. As our productivity increases, our standards and expectations rise even faster, creating a psychological Jevons Paradox that threatens to consume our humanity in the pursuit of ever-greater output. We become victims... See more
Tina He • Jevons Paradox: A personal perspective
The ersatz third place is a consequence of a culture obsessed with productivity and status, whose subjects might have decent incomes but little recreational time.