Status Updates From Happy for You

I was not expecting that

“‘We need pain to survive. Without pain, we can’t know that a part of us is suffering, that a part of us needs to be looked after.’”

Not the company making a medical appointment on her behalf

Way too much personally identifiable information. And the user pool is so small too!

This hints at a dark reality in the US where you plan your life around your job but you could be let go at any moment

So Finch minus the cute bird?

Hm maybe the Hawaii ads are for general escape rather than Hawaii itself

I wonder if all the panelists are white

“‘Maybe they’re just seeing what they want to see. […] But maybe that’s the way to actually be happy in life.’”

At least they’re all reading the form

Ah trade shows. As if I’ve ever been to one

Did Claire Stanford work in tech? The firing of an ethical AI researcher is referencing a very specific person, I assume. Although I guess some others outside tech might know about Timnit Gebru

I had a feeling ticks would be involved

The adaptive advertising is a bit creepy. Also the fact that Evelyn didn’t remember consenting

“On some level, I knew I was overthinking things, but from where I stood, it seemed as if everyone else was under thinking things and I was thinking about them the right amount.”

Ah the truth, there’s money in this and that’s why they’re pursuing it. Why can’t we research for curiosity sake? Oh I answered my own question. Capitalism

Omg UX researcher rep!

If keeping your job is contingent on performance, I’d ask for a rubric!

Is it Mozilla?

Not gonna lie this job application process would probably take multiple weeks but it whizzes by in one sentence