An early April batch of links
Since the most recent batch of links went out, paying subscribers enjoyed an outline of different ways to view Yizkor, then a recommendation on how to operate with, rather than around, AI in their careers. This coming weekend, they’ll receive a meditation on men behaving badly.
Below, you’ll find a batch of links that reflect the themes of this newsletter: career development, community building, and self care.
Gen Z’s carer apocalypse. This is the best read on this subject I have seen thus far. The deck is stacked against this cohort, made worse by people of an older generation pretending that it’s always been this bad. In truth, there are many things others can be doing to unlock the path for the Gen Zers, but instead of making that effort, people have labeled Gen Z as lazy. Just so ridiculous.
In Trump era, companies are rebranding DEI efforts, not giving up.
This Investing Trend Is Your Friend—Until It Isn’t.
Such comedowns could help explain momentum’s persistence. While value investors tend to be patient by necessity, momentum investors might not be. Many didn’t arrive at the strategy through careful study of what has worked before. Instead, they were relying on raw intuition. If they get their metaphorical faces ripped off in the stock market, they might not stick around.
Can Skipping Avocado Toast and Lattes Really Help You Buy a House?
Hold on to your desk. This captures very well what it’s like to have a job right now. Never not a worry on the mind. “Some of the commentary is from people talking about the ongoing effects of previous layoffs, expressing feelings of burnout because their workplaces are understaffed. Or, they're worried that they'll get swept up in the next round of cuts.”
How this recruiter realized she was interviewing an AI deepfake.
The HR exodus: When the people responsible for retention head for the exits themselves. The problem with this study is the premise that HR’s job is to be happy and to make others happy. That’s not the role of HR, and if you set that idea aside, there’s nothing really here to worry about. People move on from companies at whatever time they deem. In the current market, most everyone is sticking around in whichever department or capacity they reside and know.
How Would We Build Homes Without Immigrant Labor and Foreign Materials?
You used to be close – but are you a ‘fringe friend’ now? Love this - “Very often we think about the fringe experience as being the end point in our friendship and we believe the misconception that that’s where we’ll stay,” says Kirmayer. “But maybe it’s really the next step in building closeness. So instead of seeing this as the end, can you see it as the beginning?” - because it illustrates clearly that a. we bring all of ourselves with us, and b. people who meet us for the first time are viewing the best version of us ever to exist.
The Surprising Health Benefits of Swearing.
Parents allowed to block children's games and friends on Roblox. Some of these enhancements seem fairly obvious to have been implemented, surprised that they weren’t already industry standard. In this era, businesses should proactively make sure that people are safe online. It’ll keep customers more than it’ll repel customers, especially when the topic at hand is child safety.
Fed Up With Situationships, Gen Z Is Ready to Commit.
Who Should Pay for Ozempic Is the Next Big Workplace Fight.
I can’t help but wonder whether companies looking for more immediate savings might target obese employees for layoffs or not hire them in the first place to avoid paying for weight-loss drugs. Overweight workers already are paid and promoted less, on average, than trimmer colleagues.
Will cheap housing lead to more babies?
Entrepreneurial young people flock to 'mini private equity' as the job market stagnates. “Interest in search funds is only expected to continue as tech and consulting firms cut jobs and Wall Street hiring slows amid fears of an economic downturn.” This sounds right to me. As people read the room for what’s ahead, they will flock more so to what’s possible.