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The Subscription Economy Is a Landlord Economy
You used to buy things. Now you rent access to them, forever, from people who can change the locks.
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Your Job Is a Financial Product
Salary, equity, vesting, and the quiet ways your employer prices your loyalty.
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A Short History of the Word "Efficiency"
It used to describe engines. Now it describes you. What got lost in the translation?
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