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Airbnb in Context
It's not about travel, it's about housing.
On the internet, nobody's knows you're a god.
Remote work makes it easier for new types of employees to join the talent pool.
Rise of the 10X Class
The "robber barons" of the 21st Century are the people who used to sit next to you at the office.
Stop and Continue
I am still working on the weekly article. It’ll be ready by Sunday, I hope. In the meantime, I’ll leave you with this photo from Incheon airport and this quote from Erich Fromm’s Art of Loving: > Modern man has exceedingly little self-discipline outside of the sphere
The TikTokization of Work
Initially, economic anxiety spares those who can work remotely. Then, it spares no one.
The Disconnected Office
My baby daughter taught me that sharing a space is the best way to ignore each other and produce great work.
Canceling the City
The balance between creativity and conformity is being disrupted, with dire consequences for cities. A hundred-year-old theory helps explain why.
The Future of Work is Medieval
Students of international relations have been concerned with the return of the Middle Ages for a while. Political scientists have observed the relative decline in the power of nation-states and the growing importance of supernational military and trade organizations. These organizations — the UN, WHO, WTO, NATO, even the EU — are
COVID? NYC's Real Problem is the Internet
The Big Apple has seen it all. But it hasn't seen this.
Can Cities Go Extinct? (Part 1)
The internet was supposed to make cities redundant. Its moment might finally be here.
