Here are two articles about NFTs. If you don’t know what an NFT is, you should consider yourself lucky. The cynic in me sees these JPEG files being sold for small fortunes and thinks that surely we must be somewhere in the final chapters of this bubble. When the reckoning comes, it will not be pretty.
https://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/nfts-supplant-rolexes-and-lambos-as-the-new-digital-savvy-flex
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/25/12-year-old-coder-made-6-figures-selling-weird-whales-nfts.html
This is a fascinating look at how long and delicate our supply chains are, as told through the manufacture of a hot tub.
The profound changes to our society wrought by the pandemic will not be clear for some time. But they will be far reaching, and one can hope that they will make life better for most. In my own office, a handful of people have relocated to other states, now working remotely full time. Others have left for opportunities at other firms and other industries. Perhaps the pandemic will topple the “job” as the central feature of one’s life and identity.
https://www.vox.com/22621892/jobs-work-pandemic-covid-great-resignation-2021
nftcertin.com gas-free minting option allows the everyday person to get involved with NFTs without any prior knowledge in coding or upfront cost of minting an asset - a great way for everyone to get into crypto.
I would add to the issue of work defining a person that in addition to the increased discrepancy between the best-paid people and worst-paid people, there has also been a change in the attitude toward how much profit is enough. Just as it used to be enough for a company leader to make 10-20-50 times as much as their employees, and now it's more like 300x, there's been an escalation in what is considered a reasonable return on investment. That's partly why we don't pay people well and do everything possible to keep them underpaid - to secure maximum profits. Workers are widgets, leaders are indispensable. If you're not making a 15% profit, you're not doing well enough. Wrong-headed thinking IMHO