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While members of a community may be willing to give up certain rights or freedoms to belong to something larger than themselves (and reap benefits as a result), members of a collective are much more intensely focused on the affordances of a particular institution (qua collective) and are highly resistant to any loss of agency or freedom

Playboy: Why is the computer field dominated people so young? The average age of Apple employees is 29.

We like to pretend that our generous impulses come naturally. But the reality is we often become our kindest, most ethical selves only by seeing what it feels like to be a selfish jackass first. It's the reason... we have to get burned before we understand the power of fire; the reason our most meaningful relationships are so often those that

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2. The internet and technology has created the means for much more flexible work styles.

Why would it not be countercyclical now? The main factor is the disruption of the in-person student experience, as the idea of an online-first college will lose much of its former appeal as a "bundled" set of services

Office hours are the standard measure of the number of hours you’ll work where there’s a “butt in a seat,” i.e. actual work being done. We tend to work more office hours as our career progresses toward the peak.  Mind hours are the number of hours that your mind and nervous system are preoccupied with work because of the stresses of it.

But other platforms introduce other risks. Creator-led businesses (with Twitch streamers) might have less platform risk. If they have a strong connection, their fans will follow the creator across platforms. But, those creator-led businesses introduce “key person” risk: if something happened to the creator, the business would be worthless. There’s... See more