Tag: Demise

The Slow Demise Into Meaninglessness Of White-Collar Work

That chart above is from some new-ish Microsoft report on the future of work — I’ve read parts of the report, but not all of it, and I can only assume that the solution at the end of the report is “Buy Office Online” — and while it doesn’t seem that bad ...

22.1 The Rake’s Demise

With the overthrow of the oligarchy in Athens, the democrats were restored to power. They promised to avoid reprisals against ordinary citizens who had, willingly or unwillingly, collaborated with the Thirty in their brutal regime. Not all of those associated with the regime felt secure. One of thos...

Nike Can’t Keep Doing This to Us, Can It?

The demise of Blockbuster Video lives in my head rent-free. It’s the perfect parable about America’s brand of capitalism and what happens when people are given a choice that frees them from greed. Sort of. Blockbuster thrived in the late ’80s and early ’90s because it scal...