jmadsen

I'm curious to see how many of these people who make SF level salaries while living in the Midwest stand up for their beliefs and refuse the 6 months severance

Not that most of them wouldn't be able to afford to

"Read all about how I refused Basecamp's buyout and spend a year snorkeling in Belize to make myself feel better"

I submitted this because I've been thinking about this problem a lot lately, and so was pleased to find this.

I'm unable to find any "meaty" articles, however - everything I find is pretty much press release stuff. Would love better links and a knowledgeable discussion on the plastic-to-anything-useful work being done.

TIA!

Am I the only person who was angered because I assumed they were doing a piss-take on a serious subject?

Fuck's sake, people - learn how to explain yourselves in the context of your known readership.

It was not, and stayed not the next 5+ years

There was a recession, actually

sorry, I don't have a more scientific link to point you to, but thought the topic would be interesting to this group

Started bouldering at age 48. Stronger than I've ever been in my life, and in better shape generally since my mid-20's

This isn't really the main point of his article, but he glosses over one very important point about young people & the work ethic today:

People who get labelled as "freeters" aren't necessarily bouncing from job to job voluntarily. For decades Japanese corporations were labor-heavy because of life-time employment. When the bubble burst, they broke that unspoken promise and shed themselves of thousands of workers.

When things picked up again, instead of returning to that previous promise, they hired temporary workers. No benefits, no annual pay raises or twice a year bonuses, etc. (And no loyalty from these workers)

The Japanese corporate system is set up that you are hired after college at a low salary, but you are guaranteed a steady climb until you can retire comfortably in the end. The corporations pulled the rug out from under that system.

So you now have many young people who have been fully employed at MegaCorp for 3 years, but on a contract basis, never knowing when it will end, never getting a decent raise...

If you read newspaper and magazine articles here you realize there is an enormous sense of insecurity among the 20 to 30 year age group; and so they are unwilling to take risks, get married, buy homes, etc. People are retreating into themselves.

It would make sense that that is linked to minimalism - or at least, a reduced consumerism - but that would only be my own speculation.

Off Topic - I do wish magazines that exist for long form articles would build the page so you could use the space bar to advance without covering the top lines with their navbar.

I don't sit and relax with long form story on a Sunday morning on my phone

lawyers don't write in a bunch of permission clauses.

they turn what their clients asks for into legalese.