







The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No.
The 'Great Resignation' Is Really the 'Great Discontent'
Employees are quitting in droves. Learn what's fueling the mass job change.

Always be quitting - Julio Merino (jmmv.dev)
A good philosophy to live by at work is to “always be quitting”. No, don’t be constantly thinking of leaving your job 😱. But act as if you might leave on short notice 😎. …

Obeying Nobody: Public Service and the Ordinary Evil of Administration - Roy L. Heidelberg, 2026
This essay explores administrative evil by reconsidering it through Weber’s ideal-type of bureaucracy and Arendt’s concerns over the bureaucratization of social...

Why I’m Forced to Say Farewell: Google Management Has Lost Its Moral Compass | René Mayrhofer
I am forced to leave Google with 2026-08-31 because of the deal with the US Department of War, which is incompatible with my ethical principles.

‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished

VCOSS 2026 Election Platform
VCOSS’ 2026 Election Platform asks that all political parties commit to a Victoria where everyone has the essentials for a life lived with dignity, hope and opportunity.


Why major life decisions should be approached with ‘epistemic humility’ | Psyche Videos
At a crossroads in life? No matter how much you deliberate, one unknowable remains: the person you will be on the other side


A quote by William H. Murray
Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the...

The secret to living a meaningful life
Your ambitions to improve your life do not need to be confined by your personality.

"Refusal is not just some impotent act of nostalgia, and the extent to which we think so is a measure of our contempt for the prospect of taking democratic politics seriously." This, by @edwardongwesojr.com, is a wonderfully good and urgent piece of writing. thetechbubble.info/p/the-future-is-not-tech-forw…
The Future Is Not Tech-Forward
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Media Startup Fellowship: Startup funding & coaching
New advertiser incentive program | TikTok for Business

NVIDIA Inception Program for Startups

Startup Program for NVIDIA Inception Members

Koyeb for Startups: Accelerate with Credits for High-Performance Infrastructure - Koyeb

Rise: A Cloud Computing Program Built for Start-Ups | Akamai

Elon Musk and Peter Thiel: The billionaires fomenting a global race war

ICE Emails Discuss Using Palantir-Supported Tool to Investigate Voter Fraud

ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database

Health Care Workers Are Tired of Cleaning Up Palantir’s Mess

Palantir

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