@VraserX: Offices were one of the last places where incompatible people had to cooperate. Kill work and society may get warmer in…
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A tweet-style musing that remote work could end forced cooperation among incompatible people, possibly increasing social segregation.
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Offices were one of the last places where incompatible people had to cooperate. Kill work and society may get warmer inside tribes and colder between them. Does post labor make us kinder or just more segregated?
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