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These things are not immutable facts about a company, they can and regularly do change. What *cannot* change is its core business model. The raison d'etre for its existence and the mechanism by which it continues its own existence, pays its shareholders and issues bonuses. (6/)
Stephen, Why Are You So...
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You’re not anxious because capitalism is a chaos engine. You’re anxious because you need to cut carbs and meditate harder. You’re not lonely because society atomizes you by design. You’re lonely because you haven’t found your tribe. This is not ideology; it’s self-help with delusions of grandeur.
The Roganification of the Male Mystique
Joan Westenberg
The logic behind these results is that when dealing with a complicated problem, even the smartest person can get stuck. Adding a new perspective or a new set of skills can unstick us, even if the perspective is off-the-wall or the skills are mediocre. The fresh input works much like the Oblique Strategies employed by Brian Eno or the random leaps used by silicon chip algorithms. It’s the difference itself that helps.
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