Social movements sure are curious creatures. They weave tantalizing tales of revolution and progress, all while cleverly sweeping any pesky dissenters under the proverbial rug, yet evidence of their efficacy remains scarce — and rational criticism is about as welcome as a porcupine at a balloon party. A cornerstone of such movements is their quest…
Equity
A punk anarchist long ago taught me about equity. He hated anything successful or beautiful. Instinctually he wanted to destroy it so it was made equal to everything broken and ugly. When he saw something well made, he raged inside that something so good existed in contrast to his wretched life experiences, and he revenged…
Returning to the Office
We’ve come to a peculiar point in human history. It’s a time where efficiency and convenience have taken a back seat to a bewildering nostalgia for the good old days of commuting and cubicles. That’s right, I’m talking about the great office revival – a return to the hallowed halls of awkward small talk and…
A Scapegoat for the Troubled Soul
If you’ve ever found yourself musing on the nature of humanity, you’ve likely stumbled upon an inconvenient truth: we are a deeply flawed species. Our spiritual burdens weigh heavily upon us, our psychological missteps lead us astray, and our philosophical shortcomings keep us tethered to the mundane. But what if there were a way to…
Feminine Rule
The sun rose over the city, casting a golden light over the bustling streets below. The clack-clack of high heels on the pavement echoed through the air as women rushed to their offices, determined to take on the day like a bull charging into the ring. Women were the new demographic majority in the workplace,…
Trump Is Not Good For Everyone
Raging with cortisol is no way to get through the day. She allowed herself to be spun into outrage over media drama about the imaginary, trivial, and misrepresented. They knew how to push the buttons of people like her, and so those millions of needless casualties and the subsequent fractured nation were on their hands,…
Tech Magnates Are Grubs
Big Tech magnates are creeps with empty souls lurching for the abyss. They are grubs and vermin wrecking humanity from within because of their tortured psychological disposition. They are equal parts: It is fitting that what they build reveals the essence of the crooked soul that conceived them. Our smart phones are hopelessly stupid and…
Poison is a Legitimate Business
You can sell all kinds of poison if you market it properly. Food is an easy way to kill people. Sell them snacks that will slowly degrade them and as an alternative sell them low quality unhealthy versions of real food. Spray the fruits and vegetables with powerful pesticides that don’t wash off. As health…
Operating with Imperfect Information
Jobs are treated as rigid relationships because that illusion of constraints is easier for management. The yearly ritual review is there to solidify that falsehood. Both worker and manager agree on a narrow scheme of evaluation for a minimal raise disconnected from real issues concerning the business or worker. Were allegiance to this fiction doubted,…
Three Hour Work Day
We are trained to work for 8 hours and eat the time for getting ready for work, sitting in traffic, getting lunch, and eventually driving home. But the 8 hour day is mostly illusion and an old format that doesn’t make sense when considering what actually gets done. Research suggests that in an eight-hour day,…
Compromised to Ruins
We were caught in a vice: working too much, sleeping too little, and failing to maintain our health. Eventually the reaper calls. Waking up too early squeezes available time at the outset, releasing cortisol from the stress of trying to making the impossible fit. You either skip breakfast or eat garbage of some sort, not…
Preparing For the Future
Emerging trends clearly indication how young boys will have to find good career paths. Since 2015, women are the majority of college graduates, now at 60% and projected to continue increasing their dominance. “In the next few years, two women will earn a college degree for every man, if the trend continues, said Douglas Shapiro,…