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As the Pandemic Recedes, Millions of Workers Are Saying 'I Quit'

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Re: As the Pandemic Recedes, Millions of Workers Are Saying 'I Quit'

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On a tangential note, it really feels like we continue to live in a historic time. Maybe it's a completely personal experience but it just seems like so many basic societal assumptions are getting meaningfully challenged or brought into focus. The pandemic panic and subsequent lockdowns focused our relationships with other humans. The racism protests also. The "inner temple" of the US empire getting breached/"violate…

Aren't all times historic? What would you consider the least historic decade?

"In some decades, nothing happens. In some weeks, decades happen."

Re: As the Pandemic Recedes, Millions of Workers Are Saying 'I Quit'

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agree and it's hard to find cohesive takes which stitch together all these events in a way that make sense, i.e. the analysis includes enough tech-awareness to believe it. The only stuff I've found which felt in the ballpark of spot-on were: 1) https://studio.ribbonfarm.com/p/the-great-weirding This was a fascinating series of essays that generally walks through why, after "Harambe" in 2016 or whenever, things seemed…

... and if you have not read the classic "Premium Mediocre Life of Maya Millennial" you really owe it to yourself to: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2017/08/17/the-premium-mediocre-l...

Ahhh premiocre! I read and then forgot about this term that describes "a lot of stuff." I owe you huge internet bucks my friend, this has been at the tip of my tongue for months.
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