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The career of nothingness: modern work as theatre

Work once meant producing something tangible. Fields harvested grain, factories forged metal, workshops built tools, and offices coordinated real commerce. The connection between effort and output was visible, even when the labor was exhausting. Today, that link is thinner. Much…

The Runner’s Cult: when exercise becomes exclusivity

Running is often presented as the simplest of human activities. No need for courts, balls, or complex equipment, just shoes and the open road. For many, it is framed as the most democratic of sports, available to anyone willing…

When the capable leave and the inept get promoted

There’s a cruel irony in today’s workplaces: the most capable, creative, and valuable people often leave, while those who contribute little, or worse, create obstacles, seem to rise through the ranks. It is a phenomenon many employees have…