Last week, Friday came and went without me even noticing. I was deep into a kitchen painting job on Saturday morning before I realized that I’d neglected to send this email.
This week, we’re back with the normal set of links: great writing and interesting ideas on our usual themes. Enjoy the reading!
Newsworthy
I found these two pieces very interesting. Taken together, they show where the current feminist movements are tending to run aground. The first is about how tough it is (apparently) to shatter the last bastions of a patrician aristocracy; the second about how one feminist writer found herself to be ideologically homeless amidst the chaotic churn of intersectionality within progressive politics.
The Feminist Aristocrats Who Want Daughters' Rights
Why I had to leave The Guardian
Technopoly
I read a lot about tech, but the writing often isn’t good enough to share. Here’s a quick piece about the Slack acquisition that is both decently done and insightful. For a new tech company, go-to-market is easy when you’re small, but a real challenge when you’re trying to scale. That’s where Microsoft beat Slack, and why Salesforce makes for a great acquirer.
How Microsoft crushed Slack
Simplicity
Wrapping up the links this week are two pieces on how to practice humility: let other people finish and be willing to change your mind.
Let me finish
Why You Should Consider Changing Your Mind