It's Work, not a Play-date
Posted 20 weeks 3 days ago byYesterday, in the NY Times, Matt Richtel wrote about how on the Internet there are writers blogging twenty-four hours just to be to be the first "to get the story." These bloggers are suffering stress:
If a blogger is beaten by a millisecond, someone else’s post on the subject will bring in the audience, the links and the bigger share of the ad revenue. "There’s no time ever — including when you’re sleeping — when you’re not worried about missing a story," Michael Arrington, the founder and co-editor of TechCrunch, said, "Wouldn’t it be great if we said no blogger or journalist could write a story between 8 p.m. Pacific time and dawn? Then we could all take a break,” he added. “But that’s never going to happen."
"Wouldn’t it be great" is the phrase that launched a thousand laws. I didn't read anywhere in this article about any of these effectively, "self-employed" workers showing a bit of recognition for their former bosses who had provided them with jobs. I would dare to guess they belly-ached of their old bosses for providing them with "stressful" and "inhumane" working conditions. If you want to understand stress -- meet a payroll!
Also posted at the TOWN HALL weblog.
Thoughts
MADNESS !!
Submitted on April 15th, 2008 by John 2000It is not surprising that the world is mad. I think it has been mad for a very long time. It's just that it is so much easier today than ever to see how mad it really is. Today we revel faster and faster in our evolving self created madness.
I wonder from time to time things like:
What would be the story of Jesus with internet, 24-7 news? How would the crucifixion be handled?
How would we deal with the finding of a new continent?
How would they discuss the great warming period of the Middle Ages living on a flat planet?
Obviously, these are totally moot question, but you gotta admit that our history would not be recognizable.
Our destiny is being so totally shaped by our technology that it is impossible to comprehend the future even 20 years hence.
Once you are where you are, does it matter more where you are or how you construct how you got there?
If you were one of a single billion humans on an earth that once housed 7-10 billion, would it matter to you? if you were not there? if you were there? would you suffer a 'survivor's guilt syndrome'?
madness? or MADNESS!!
Not just bloggers are 24/7 now.
Submitted on April 7th, 2008 by AnonymousThe modern workforce is dinner with your wife and BlackBerry, checking emails on the weekend, and answering your phone during your kid's basketball game.
We've all gotten hooked, and there seems to be no way of turning back. Glad I'm on the verge of retirement myself, I feel sorry for the young of today entering the workforce for the first time. What lives are they looking forward to?
Re: Wouldn't it be great...
Submitted on April 7th, 2008 by BenI read the Times story around 12:45 this morning, as I was trolling for topics and RedBlue links before slouching off to bed. I am greatly blessed to do what I do, and plenty happy to do it. The beast needs to constantly be fed, but one must maintain a proper balance and perspective on matters. Of course, I have a punching bag in my living room, and I go to karate four times a week. That helps.
Glad to see you posting here!