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Why Americans care about work so much

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Why Americans care about work so much

ABC 162: On the two concurrent revolutions disrupting how we work

Apr 2, 2023
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There’s no one in my book whom I quote more often than The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson. He has an uncanny ability to explain the world as if he were both your best childhood friend and your favorite college professor.

Derek is a master of what journalists call the “Day Two Take.” Day one is for the news. On day one, the articles that capture the most attention often have the most scoops or the most salacious headlines. But on day two, articles cut through the noise for a different reason: they put the new(s) in perspective.

The past few years have had a flurry of hot takes about remote work, AI, and the proverbial future of work. Leave it to Derek to make everything that has gone down make sense in about the length of time it takes to understand the acronym GPT.

Here’s the piece: Why Americans Care About Work So Much

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Michael Mohr
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Apr 3

“But on day two, articles cut through the noise for a different reason: they put the new(s) in perspective.”

Good point. I love the Atlantic.

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