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Editor, McClelland & Stewart. Author. Writer. General purpose factotum. Lego enthusiast. PhD in political science, just in case.
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Gen Z Can’t Go On. It Must Go On.

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By David Moscrop
| Jacobin Verified
Gen Z hates work. That seems fair enough, at least at first glance. At the same time, the CEO of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, is complaining that his employees care more about their salaries than the company’s mission. That complaint is much harder to defend, but it inadvertently points to a broader question that relates to a growing culture of labor dropouts. Work has long been a source of individual expression, prosocial organization, and cooperation toward shared goals.
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The Long Weekend Edition: Permission To Read More Books

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By David Moscrop
| davidmoscrop.com
Photo by Lilly Rum on Unsplash God help me, I’m the sort of person who benefits from a good prompt. A gentle nudge. We often take for granted that something is obvious, but the disconnect between what’s apparent and what we do is real, and costly. Consider this post an invitation and permission slip to step away from the screen (not yet!) and grab a book. Doctor’s orders (don’t fact check this). But do go read a book. You’ll feel better. We all will.
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Opinion | A tech billionaire floated the idea of curtailing the right to vote. That wasn’t even the worst part

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By David Moscrop
| Waterloo Region Record Verified
As far as bad ideas go, it was a doozy. Over this past weekend, Shopify co-founder and billionaire Tobias Lutke endorsed a voting system floated by former banker Eric Thor that would see ballots weighted “proportional to the level of income tax you pay.” The system would be progressive and proportional, capped at five votes for those who pay $500,000 a year or more, while those who pay no income tax would not receive a vote.
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