Against Optionality. - by Yoni Rechtman - 99% Derisible

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Make no choices. Keep all options open. Pay the price.

Coming out of the worst of the pandemic, everyone has all this pent up energy to make big life changes at once. Changing jobs, moving cities, getting into or out of serious relationships - it’s all the same impulse and it’s understandable. After 12+ months of The Same, now is the time for Different. It’s a national phenomenon (at least) and tech people seem like they’re leading the charge by doing the most and doing it the most publicly. What’s new. But what may feel like a unique moment is just the apotheosis of a particular strain of contemporary (tech) thinking that prizes optionality…

Against Optionality. - by Yoni Rechtman - 99% Derisible

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