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What is the most shameful line of work?
What is the most shameful line of work?
A Reddit thread reveals the careers deemed most unethical and shameful, from lawyers enabling injustice to the paparazzi ecosystem
·boingboing.net·
What is the most shameful line of work?
1996 magazine ad says it all about 2026
1996 magazine ad says it all about 2026
"They say in thirty years, a burger and fries could cost $16, a vacation $12,400, and a basic car $65,000," leads a 1996 ad for financial services company TIAA (then…
·boingboing.net·
1996 magazine ad says it all about 2026
This is a teenager
This is a teenager
Watch hundreds of teenagers grow up into adults – and see how their lives turn out
·pudding.cool·
This is a teenager
The Man Who Died for the Liberal Arts
The Man Who Died for the Liberal Arts
In 1942, aboard ship and heading for war, a young sailor—my uncle—wrote a letter home, describing and defining the principles he was fighting for.
·theatlantic.com·
The Man Who Died for the Liberal Arts
Old Folks See Culture Change
Old Folks See Culture Change
Why do we fear being lied to? Because we don’t like others manipulating our beliefs. But our fear of being misled by false news pales by comparison to our fear of suffering total “mind-control”, such as depicted in the films
·overcomingbias.com·
Old Folks See Culture Change
How the Seattle Storm became the WNBA's most valuable team
How the Seattle Storm became the WNBA's most valuable team
The Storm raised the bar for women’s sports with its $151 million valuation. They’re doing it again with a new $64 million practice facility.
·fastcompany.com·
How the Seattle Storm became the WNBA's most valuable team
The Donut Economy x 8 Forms of Capital - 🤖 DAO Governance and Vision - Gitcoin Governance
The Donut Economy x 8 Forms of Capital - 🤖 DAO Governance and Vision - Gitcoin Governance
Abstract In this post, I talk a bit about the world I want to see created by regen web3, using two frameworks which I discovered during research into GREENPILLED - how crypto can regenerative the world. DONUT Economy by Kate Raworth 8 forms of capital by Gregory Landua of Regen Netework This post has absolutely nothing to do with tangible day to day Gitcoin governance, and everthing to do with theory. If Gitcoin is a generator function of innovation, this post is a taxonomy of what I thin...
·gov.gitcoin.co·
The Donut Economy x 8 Forms of Capital - 🤖 DAO Governance and Vision - Gitcoin Governance
Anarchist Economics
Anarchist Economics
Anarcho Anarchist Economics Thursday, November 29 2012 This is a write-up of my talk at the 2012 London Anarchist bookfair on Anarchist Economics. I was...
·theanarchistlibrary.org·
Anarchist Economics
WorkOn
WorkOn
·workon.co·
WorkOn
Dark Matter | Hazlitt
Dark Matter | Hazlitt
For twenty years, PostSecret has broadcast suburban America’s hidden truths—and revealed the limits of limitless disclosure.
·hazlitt.net·
Dark Matter | Hazlitt
Super Cute Please Like | Nicole Lipman
Super Cute Please Like | Nicole Lipman
Deep in the product reviews for a pair of $15 gray sweatpants, one commenter writes, bafflingly: “I love these grey sweatpants ever since i received them out of the shein package. They go with almost everything and nice and baggy on my body. The color is easy to wash and can go with coloreds and whites which is very helpful in laundry.” Below, three photos are attached. They show three different women in three different pairs of pants, none of which match the product listing.
·nplusonemag.com·
Super Cute Please Like | Nicole Lipman
Why the world cannot afford the rich
Why the world cannot afford the rich
Equality is essential for sustainability. The science is clear — people in more-equal societies are more trusting and more likely to protect the environment than are those in unequal, consumer-driven ones.
·nature.com·
Why the world cannot afford the rich
If the Glove Don't Fit, You Must Acquit
If the Glove Don't Fit, You Must Acquit
OJ Simpson passed away this week of cancer. He was a man who had everything fame and fortune had to offer, and pretty much lost it all (for reasons we
·gapingvoid.com·
If the Glove Don't Fit, You Must Acquit