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I like to call this fusion “the inspiresting.” Stylistically, the inspiresting is earnest and contrived. It is smart but not quite intellectual, personal but not sincere, jokey but not funny. It is an aesthetic of populist elitism. Politically, the inspiresting performs a certain kind of progressivism, as it is concerned with making the world a better place, however vaguely.
What Was the TED Talk? - The Drift
Issue 6
A user of the banking system will often have to redundantly explain themselves when they hit Tier Three, for the same reason as they did when they hit Tier Two. However, because they’re no longer operating in time-starved tickets-per-hour crunch mode, Tier Three has richer access to systems at the bank and more ability to forensically reconstruct procedural history, including history that is not ledgered. They will frequently do this both to do their jobs and to do the legwork for other professionals at the bank who might have decisionmaking authority in some cases but do not have the access or acumen to pull together a view of a case from disparate systems.
Seeing Like a Bank
bitsaboutmoney.com
Unfortunately, most wearables fail at giving you a break, even when it’s justified. It’s simply not built into their programming.
All I Want From My Smartwatch Is to Give Me a Break
theverge.com
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