Counterflows #58: Unconventional Talent, Borderless Weddings, Has the Internet Killed Subcultures?
A nomadic writer's guide to borderless living.
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I spoke with Condé Nast Traveler journalist Diana Hubbell about how remote workers and digital nomads can navigate the different options for coworking spaces abroad.
The story covers:
🌍 The emerging digital nomad scene
🏢 Local vs global workspace operators
✌️ The importance of community
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-Lauren
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🏆🦄 The Value of Investing in Unconventional Talent (HBR): The relationship between employers and employees is shifting fast in 2021, and the result is a global battle for talent that just keeps getting hotter. This story explores how companies can tackle the challenge and assemble the best possible teams.
🏘️💡Coliving Startups That Survived the Pandemic Are Merging—and Flourishing (Curbed): Is coliving a rising trend after the pandemic? This story analyses today’s landscape for coliving startups and whether what began as lofty marketing will now mature into a popular movement for residents.
💰🌎 Think Like a Civilization: The Story of Stripe (The Generalist): Global payments company Stripe is valued at over $1 billion, but that’s not even its most interesting feature. This post discusses Stripe’s much-celebrated company culture, approach to recruitment, and ambitious future plans.
💍🏛️ Virtual Weddings: Utah's Online Marriage System Takes Off (GovTech): The U.S. state of Utah is the first place in the world to allow fully-virtual, borderless weddings via Zoom. The first couple to marry through the system were separated by Covid-19 border restrictions, and have now been reunited.
🌐💬 Yomi Adegoke: Has The Internet Killed Subcultures? (British Vogue): Now more than ever, the internet plays a key role in defining our identities in a globalised world. This sharp piece of commentary argues that subcultures “are no longer the preserve of the countercultural – they are culture.”
✌️🗣️ How Social Justice Slideshows Took Over Instagram (Vox): Instagram has gone from a hub for glitzy snapshots to one for political activism this past year. In this story, Vox reporter Terry Nguyen digs into this emerging digital culture, examining its history and future.
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