Saturday assorted links
1. “Looking for work, they stumbled upon an audition call at Dive Bar, and emerged into the world of professional mermaidhood.” Those new (old?) service sector jobs…
2. Timeline of the Sober Curious movement.
3. Various short essays on Adam Smith.
4. Andrew Batson best music of 2022.
5. The Economist on The Repugnant Conclusion.
6. Okie-Dokie.
7. “For much of her career, Mary Waisanen, a 43-year-old structural engineering technician in Virginia Beach, Va., would say yes when asked to work overtime to meet deadlines. The extra hours brought her a pay bump. But after watching TikToks about how to reach a healthy work-life balance, she says, she realized that she shouldn’t need to work extra hours to make ends meet.” WSJ link.