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Edward Said's "Orientalism" snapped the toughest parts of Foucault's structuralism into focus for me.

First, bear in mind this isn't written for a technical audience. Nevertheless, it's worth the time if you finish it.

Case in point: when this was first published, I was just starting out my career writing software, and knew very little about the industry I was entering. 7ish years later, I still think about it often.

Additionally, the past several years have seen cryptocurrencies rising and falling in near lock-step with most stock indices. If you are looking for a hedge against market volatility, keep looking.

That part was in response to some of the other comments here

US-based cis-hetero white man here. The data reinforce the impression you get glancing at the headlines or spending a day out anywhere in America observing other men. Dare I say it even reinforces what I know from painful firsthand experience as a man, at the lowest points in my life. I was lucky though, with a supportive family who helped me through the confusing years of early adulthood.

You can point to the decline of organized religion and with it traditional gender roles, but then what explains the relative stability in post-Christian Europe? The China Shock combined with America's threadbare social safety net starts looking more salient. We have inherited a much less trusting, much more alienated society than you are likely to find overseas.

Whatever the cause I fully reject the lazy conclusion this is somehow women's fault. The "Lump of Labor" fallacy is just that, a fallacy. Economic gains are not zero-sum.

How disappointing. It was almost 10 years ago to the day I signed up for Treehouse and embarked on my career switch to software engineering. I hope they come back from this.

Anyone else getting Radiohead album art vibes?

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I hope you're considering a Firefox add-on next!