New long-read traces 250+ years of technological progress and the meaning of work
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-10-30
Soumitra Shukla and Alex Olegima published their essay on technological progress and the meaning of work, walking through 250+ years of history and how humans have grappled with questions about the meaning of their work, with a focus on the intersection of work and identity. The piece was recently mentioned in the FT by John Burn-Murdoch.
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