Fishing in the Rivers of Life

Tag: Future of Work

  • Don’t Sink the Lifeboats

    A Long List of Awful Jobs Outside journalism, I’ve done my fair share of truly awful jobs. In no particular order, I’ve sold advertising space for the now long-defunct TruckMart magazine, worked as a steel fixer, paint sprayer, porter in a glove factory, pizza chef, KP, photographer’s assistant, and—my personal favourite—working for my dad as…

  • First, They Came…

    “Son, I Hate My Job” I have an ever-abiding memory of my father, one that haunts me to this day. I remember, early one morning, bumping into him as I made my way to the bathroom. Through my bleary eyes, I could see such weary eyes, and with a look that I can still feel…

  • Who Watches the Watchers?

    Social Divisions, Then and Now This incessant chatter about two-tier policing, as preposterous as it is, has me thinking of other not-so-imaginary social divisions, for such separators have existed for years. While homosexuality was illegal, it was tolerated among the upper classes, as was adultery. Meanwhile, for the working classes, such ‘sins’ were as unspeakable…

  • Good Enough? 

    AI: The False Savior So according to our esteemed Prime Minister, the panacea for all that ails the country is Artificial Intelligence – a virtual dashing white knight thundering in to save the day. However, before we are deafened by the sound of those galloping hooves, perhaps now is the time for a display of…