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Winner Takes Most
The internet matches us with those who'd pay most for our unique combination of skills and characteristics. It also exposes us to anxieties that were previously reserved only for pop stars.
The Ponzi Career
The future of work is a pyramid scheme, where every person sells his favorite person to the next person.
The Talent Equation
In-person interaction contributes to creativity. But is it enough to offset a shortage of talent?
NFTs and the Future of Work
Technology will make it possible to compensate each person according to their economic value. That’s pretty bad news for most people, and very good news for some.
Krugman is wrong about the internet. Again.
Remote work will do to the office what e-books did to stores. And that's bad news for most cities and offices.
Brute-force Creativity
Testing random ideas is a robot's way of being creative. And it can do so faster than any human.
The Office Prisoner's Dilemma
Once some companies embrace remote work, all companies are forced to embrace remote work.
Remote Bullying
The shift to remote work could kill office culture. For employees in some industries, that's pretty good news. First among these industries is finance. The culture at some of the world's largest money managers is notoriously harsh, particularly towards younger employees. Many companies have individual bullies
The Future of Work is Unreal.
We don't want virtual meetings to feel more real. We want better masks.
The Data Disease (and Cure)
If data is the new oil, free countries can pull ahead by accumulating less of it.
