WFD | Taking Things for Granted
| Aldous Huxley | Moving is in Decline | Swanky Coworking | Job and Hiring Trends | John Hagel | Microtasks | Doordash Sued |
Beacon NY | 2019–11–21 | I had a strange reaction to a flu shot. It made me fell like… I had the flu. A very bad flu. I was out of commission for 36 hours, basically, and slept through Tuesday.
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Quote of the Day
Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.
| Aldous Huxley
I try very hard not to.
Readings
Frozen in Place: Americans Are Moving at the Lowest Rate on Record | Sabrina Tavernise reports on new Census Bureau data released 2019–11–20, which is a staggering contrast with historical figures:
The United States has long been one of the most mobile countries in the developed world. In the 1950s, about one-fifth of the American population moved each year. When factories would close, workers would move to other parts of the country to find jobs in new ones. Young people flocked to cities and rapidly growing suburbs, where jobs were plentiful and rent was cheap.
But the motivations for moving— better jobs, generally — have diminished.
