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Read:
- TED talks are lying to you, by Thomas Frank @ Slate.
- If He Hollers Let Him Go: Searching for Dave Chappelle Ten Years After He Left His Own Show, by Rachel Kaadzi Ghanzah.
- Two-Hit Wonder, by D.T. Max. The New Yorker's profile of Jack Dorsey. I'm glad to hear that I leave my apartment far earlier in the morning than Mr. Dorsey does.
- The Scratch Interview with Jonathan Franzen. I like reading more criticisms of the technology industry because from the inside, this discussion just does not occur. For example, this quote from Franzen:
- "I think the tech corporations are like the nineteenth-century coal magnates, and the free-lance writers are like the people slaving in the mines, the only difference being that the tech corporations can’t stop congratulating themselves on how they’ve liberated everybody. I think the Internet should be really strictly regulated, the way the airwaves used to be. If an entire region of the country had its main industry suddenly lose 90 percent of its paying jobs because of the predatory practices of a different region’s industry, you might, if you were the government, step in and say, “We can’t actually let this entire region starve. We’re going to subsidize prices, we’re going to redistribute some income.” Why should Apple shareholders be getting rich while working journalists are getting fired? This is an unjust situation, and the libertarians in Silicon Valley are either moral idiots or liars. They know they’re getting away with shit they shouldn’t get away with, and all they’ve got is this idea of libertarianism. That, and the mantra of making the world a better place."
- Facebook Feminism, Like It or Not, by Susan Faludi. A take-down of Sheryl Sandberg and the "Lean In" movement. Brilliant journalism.
- The Robots Are Here, by Tyler Cowen. The future is now.
- The Truth About Marissa Mayer: An Unauthorized Biography, by Nicholas Carlson. Yet another polarizing woman in tech.
- How Medium Is Building a New Kind of Company with No Managers. Really interesting read. I've often wondered if this was a possible organizational management framework; it seems to be doing well at a 40-person organization, but companies always seem to fracture at above 150 employees (if you believe Malcolm Gladwell, that is). Also see my previous post on Medium here.
Watch:
- How to Die in Oregon. About Oregon's Death with Dignity laws, and a profile of several people who chose to end their lives deliberately and peacefully.
- The Pruitt-Igoe Myth. A very captivating film about St. Louis' failed housing projects.
Listen:
- Two Fridays ago I saw The Chainsmokers perform live at Vessel near Union Square. And I've got to say, if you like fun, poppy, uplifting progressive house tunes and just having a great time in general, you have to find time to see them. Here are my favorites: One, Two, and Three.
- More good tracks here and here and here.
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody.
