The Trade of the Century: When George Soros Broke the British Pound
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How work changed to make us all passionate quitters | Aeon Essays Alleges that neoliberalism encourages employees to see themselves as the CEO of “Me, Inc”, always looking for tasks that’ll help them get their next job. Interesting final section about the modern obsession with “passion”.
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John Lanchester · Brexit Blues · LRB 28 July 2016 The LRB takes stock of where we’re up to.
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We only hire the trendiest More efficient hiring and better tools are cheaper than competing for candidates from the top universities.
(tags: tech programming hiring recruiters google) Critically Examining the doctrine of gender identity - YouTube A presentation by Rebecca Reilly-Cooper for Coventry Skeptics. The Q&A; (linked from the description) ( Read more... )

On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs | Strike! Magazine Whatever happened to our promised leisure time, and why do so many people get paid to do nothing useful?
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The value of a life “If you have money and want to save lives, you had better put a price on life… But don’t mix up the price of a life with the value of a life. I see this happen all too frequently. To correct this mistake, I’m going to tell a little story.”
(tags: economics life value cost money charity death) Oliver Sacks on Learning He Has ( Read more... )