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Coffee badging seems like a way to hack the RTO system but there are flaws, not the least of which is the term’s fuzzy etymology. Urban Dictionary says the badge in the name is the building-access card that a worker uses to swipe into the office just long enough to sip a mug of joe; others say that’s too literal and claim the badge is actually an imaginary award for showing face—like a Boy Scout merit badge pinned in the boss’s mind instead of on a sash.

Want to Beat Your Return-to-Office Mandate? Try ‘Coffee Badging’ at Your Own Risk

wsj.com

Frequently, given the author surname and a reasonable guess at some research being a year or two old, the name + date-range + keyword in GS will be enough to find the paper.

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gwern.net

These companies are increasingly shaping the global environment in which governments operate. They have huge influence over the technologies and services that will drive the next industrial revolution, determine how countries project economic and military power, shape the future of work, and redefine social contracts.

The Technopolar Moment

foreignaffairs.com

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