Winning Slowly

There are plenty of podcasts that will tell you how the latest tech gadget or “innovation” will affect the tech landscape tomorrow, but there aren’t that many concerned with the potential impact of that tech in a decade—much less a century. In a culture obsessed with now, how can we make choices with a view for tomorrow, next year, and beyond? 25–35-minute episodes released the first and third Wednesdays of the month.

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episode 12: 2.12: In the Meanwhile


Show NotesChris and Stephen give three cheers for Dan Price, who voluntarily cut his own pay and raised the pay of his employees to a minimum of $70K a year. We discuss the nature of money, income inequality, how we can fix problems in non-governmental ways (sometimes, and in some ways), and about the limits of praise. We also inaugurate Mr. Price into the newly-founded Winning Slowly Hall of Fame amidst celebratory explosions. (No, really.)
Before You Go

  • SpaceX Rocket’s First Stage Crashes During Landing Attempt | Video by Thomas Friedman
Music
  • “Phoenix” by Laura Joy. Used by permission.
  • “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. We considered adding an explosion just because of the Before You Go, but alas, time constraints.
Links
  • One Company’s New Minimum Wage: $70,000 a year by Patricia Cohen
  • High income improves evaluation of life but not emotional well-being by Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton. The article that Dan Price read.
  • Scripture about Gleaning: Leviticus 19:10
  • Costco CEO Craig Jelinek Leads the Cheapest, Happiest Company in the World by Brad Stone. Costco
  • Public-benefit corporation Wikipedia page
  • Rolling Jubilee
  • Fight for $15
  • When Helping Hurts: Alleviating the Poverty Without Hurting The Poor…And Ourselves by Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert
Further Reading
  • Praise and Skepticism as One Executive Sets Minimum Wage to $70,000 a year by Patricia Cohen
Previously on the show
  • 1.14: Buying Me Off With Warm Fuzzies—we talked about how corporations fund the arts.
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 April 22, 2015  29m