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Who knew that slavery by asset bubbles is a lot more efficient than wage stagnation?
I don't think I’ve ever seen a better summation of class war.
So I’ve been away from writing for a while. I've been consumed with a few projects, and they involve running or forming businesses. I have a feeling that until we see serious changes to a public policy regime that promotes asset bubbles over work, America will become a nation of independent contractors.
No commitment, no future.
I see employers becoming less and less committed to the people who do the work. I see workers reflecting that lack of commitment when they demand remote work as a rule, not just a benefit. An employee who works remote and is “quiet quitting” can easily pull off one or two side gigs while working full time from home. If you know that a promotion is a remote probability, then the gig economy beckons.
All it takes besides the talent and effort is a reliable internet connection at a few hundred megabits per second, at minimum. Gigabit is becoming the norm all over America. With symmetrical gigabit, it’s easy to connect, meet and greet. That’s a side gig.
And I wonder how we got here. Why are employers so much at odds with the people who do the work? Why are employers so insistent…
