Celebrating the Derek Chauvin verdict privileges white liberal satisfaction over true justice. — Like many who participated in the June after the death of George Floyd, I did not feel like celebrating when the Derek Chauvin verdict was handed down. Instead, I felt a mix of relief and emptiness. I felt the absence of that horrible sinking feeling I had when the grand…

Advice from a freelancer who did everything wrong before getting it right. — One night in 2018, I came home pleasantly intoxicated and randomly decided to peruse Oh The Places You Will Go — you know, that Dr. Seuss book everyone gets at graduation? …

The pandemic has accelerated automation in non-creative fields, but are creative jobs vulnerable, too? — Since the 1700s, when Luddites started smashing English looms, automation has been putting people out of work. In the 20th century, automation took over manufacturing jobs, data entry jobs, manual computing jobs. Now, breakthroughs in “deep learning” have exponentially increased the number of jobs that can be automated. …

Is your writing future-proof? — In the age of online writing and social media, writing is more prolific than ever. Everyone from the local dentist to Netflix is looking for writing talent. This might seem like a gold rush for content creators, but I predict that it won’t last. Why? Well to put it simply…

“The Slap” may have killed it. — Do you remember where you were when you first heard about “The Slap”? Were you watching the Oscars in real-time (unlikely)? Perhaps, like me, you were quietly enjoying a (not very well-done) documentary about the Theranos scandal — despite having already read the book, watched the show, and having just…

Not making a decision is making a decision. — Lately, I’ve been jotting down meaningful phrases and tacking them to my wall. One that has motivated me most in the past couple of months, as I navigate a shift in my freelance career has been the following: “Not making a decision is making a decision.” Look, at the risk…

How the end of novelty is crippling creative industries. — Lately, I’ve been on a fraudster kick. The Dropout is just the second in a trio of biopics about business-savvy con artists to appear on the streaming stage. …

Staying in the Medium Partner Program is harder than you think — December 31st looms large, both on our calendars and in our minds. For those who don’t know, that’s the deadline for current Medium Partner Program members to secure 100 followers or be banished from the program. You cannot imagine my joy just a couple of weeks ago when I finally…

The supply chain crisis, climate change, and the true meaning of Christmas. — Growing up as part of Generation Irony, it feels awkward, embarrassing even, to talk about something as cliche as the true meaning of Christmas. But as I watch the supply chain panic unfold, I wonder how we could have progressed to the point of being a parody of basically any…