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is 36% done
haven't really learned anything new from this book, but it's reminding me of a few important truths that led me to a career journalism in the first place
one is the fact that the federal government started a racist campaign against black people and immigrants to sway how americans' felt about public housing to then use that as an excuse to destroy much of the public housing stock across the US
— Aug 28, 2026 07:51AM
one is the fact that the federal government started a racist campaign against black people and immigrants to sway how americans' felt about public housing to then use that as an excuse to destroy much of the public housing stock across the US
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Genna Contino
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this book just reminded me that general electric invented the concept of systemic, annual layoffs tied to performance reviews intended to induce anxiety among employees so they would work harder and boost company productivity.
literally just created job insecurity in the name of capitalism
— Aug 25, 2026 05:18PM
literally just created job insecurity in the name of capitalism