lol. I’m the one who coined the term after Wadsworth came up with the concept!

There’s some new research that shows raising pay is not great for retention. Studies say it’s better to take that money and put it into a long-term benefit line a pension, profit sharing, while life insurance with a cash out value, etc.

Raises and bonuses had about a 3-month effect.

How much power are you consuming in the closet?

Your experience may vary, but I found Reddit to have extremely helpful advice on a whole host of topics. Investing, home automation, and car repair/restoration just to name a few that I frequent.

It’s the ability to lose a question where thousands or hundreds of thousands of people will see and interact with your post. The answers aren’t always perfect, but you’re likely to get a wide swath of responses to review and glean info from.

I don’t need a doomscroller to keep me occupied. I want communities where people are engaged and connected. For that you need both close and a large “pool” of users.

undefined> Close connections are more valuable than more connections.

It depends. Close connections of subject matter experts when discussing technical topics? Sure. When doing general research or looking for alternate solutions for something, you need mass. The difficulty of onboarding users into a federated environment hinders this.