Can this possibly be right? There's a net vs gross distinction but still...
The median weekly take-home pay of a blue-collar worker in the United States in 2025 is approximately $686, which could buy 0.214 ounces of gold at $3,200 per ounce. Compared to 1970, when $120 (gross) bought 3.34 ounces (worth $10,678 today), the gold purchasing power of a blue-collar worker’s weekly pay has significantly declined, to about 6.4% of its 1970 level.
I don’t want to connect my coffee machine to the wifi network. I don’t want to share the file with OneDrive. I don’t want to download an app to check my car’s fluid levels. I don’t want to scan a QR code to view the restaurant menu. I don’t want to let Google know my location before showing me the search results. I don’t want to include a Teams link on the calendar invite. I don’t want to pay 50 different monthly subscription fees for all my software. I don’t want to upgrade to TurboTax platinum plus audit protection. I don’t want to install the Webex plugin to join the meeting. I don’t want to share my car’s braking data with the actuaries at State Farm. I don’t want to text with your AI chatbot. I don’t want to download the Instagram app to look at your picture. I don’t want to type in my email address to view the content on your company’s website. I don’t want text messages with promo codes. I don’t want to leave your company a five-star Google review in exchange for the chance to win a $20 Starbucks gift card. I don’t want to join your exclusive community in the metaverse. I don’t want AI to help me write my comments on LinkedIn. I don’t even want to be on LinkedIn in the first place.
I just want to pay for a product one time (and only one time), know that it’s going to work flawlessly, press 0 to speak to an operator if I need help, and otherwise be left alone and treated with some small measure of human dignity, if that’s not too much to ask anymore.
Disagree. The biggest threat to the USD being used as a reserve currency is spending $30T in borrowed money pursuing galactically stupid foreign, economic, & trade policies since 2001.
BTC is simply the marking-to-market of that historical (& prospective) fiscal stupidity.
A study by Standford of 16,000 workers over 9 months found that working from home increase productivity by 13%. This increase in performance was due to more calls per minute attributed to a quieter more convenient working environment and working more minutes per shift because of fewer breaks and sick days.
In this same study workers also reported improved work satisfaction, and attrition rates were cut by 50%.
Are there any studies that compare efficiency of in office vs wfh? I'm at least 10% more efficient at home with no distractions and my quality of life is greatly increased. Please don't mix up cutting beaurocratic red tape and poor policy with attempting to punish hard working employees.
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