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Gold Rush - Michelle Lim

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News of the discovery of gold draws hordes of people from around the world to San Francisco, California. The aspiring fortune-hunters are mostly men (and a few intrepid women). They settle close to the goldfields, displacing local residents. The year is 2018. The goldfields are the Financial District and Soma, the two tech-dominated enclaves in the city. “Click clack, click clack,” goes the keyboard of my company-issued rose-gold Macbook Pro. I’m at my summer internship at a tech company, writing code while lounging on a patio in our high-rise office building. We can see through the windows of the investment bank next door. “Why work hard for money when you can work hard for impact?” a co-intern asks. I take a bite from a company-provided power bar and continue coding on my project to upgrade payment plans. When I take the elevator down, the company’s mission statement surrounds me for 10 seconds. The words “We make work easier” cover posters plastered all around the elevator. The door

Gold Rush - Michelle Lim Michelle Lim Gold Rush Posted at - Oct 24, 2019 Also posted here . Drawing by Claire Mutchnik News of the discovery of gold draws hordes of people from around the world to San Francisco, California. The aspiring fortune-hunters are mostly men (and a few intrepid women). They settle close to the goldfields, displacing local residents. The year is 2018. The goldfields are the Financial District and Soma, the two tech-dominated enclaves in the city. “Click clack, click clack,” goes the keyboard of my company-issued rose-gold Macbook Pro. I’m at my summer internship at a t

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