Mastodawn

🤓 Ah, the riveting saga #of pre-Linotype #typesetting races! Because nothing says "thrill" like watching people frantically arrange little metal letters faster than a horse-and-buggy. 🐎💨 Witness the ancient art of #printing, where #women competed not just for speed but also for the privilege of #wage #disparity. 🙄🤑
https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/twilight-of-the-velocipede/ #races #history #in #labor #thrill #competition #HackerNews #ngated

Twilight of the Velocipede: Typesetting Races before the Age of Linotype

Before Linotype revolutionised typesetting in the 1880s, compositors set texts by hand — and they set them fast. Alex Wright rediscovers the thrilling world of typesetting races, which drew crowds in the thousands, offered huge cash prizes, and helped women "Swifts" fight for workplace equity.

The Public Domain Review

Jesus Castagnetto 🇵🇪Apr 28

From #OWID: "What is the most #unequal country in South America? It depends on what metric you look at"

https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/what-is-the-most-unequal-country-in-south-america-it-depends-on-what-metric-you-look-at

In my country, #Peru, 0.1% gets 22% of the income. Extremely unequal.

#SouthAmerica #Economics #Disparity

What is the most unequal country in South America? It depends on what metric you look at

One way to measure income inequality is to look at the share of all income that goes to the top income earners. The chart plots this for all seven South American countries with comparable 2022 pre-tax income estimates in the World Inequality Database.

Our World in Data

Hacker News Apr 23

If America's So Rich, How'd It Get So Sad?

https://www.derekthompson.org/p/if-americas-so-rich-howd-it-get-so

#HackerNews #Wealth #Social #Issues #Mental #Health #Economic #Disparity

If America's So Rich, How'd It Get So Sad?

Or: How the 2020s broke our brains

Derek Thompson

Hacker News Mar 27

Why are executives enamored with AI, but ICs aren't?

https://johnjwang.com/post/2026/03/27/why-are-executives-enabled-with-ai-but-ics-arent/

#HackerNews #executives #AI #ICs #technology #leadership #disparity

Why are executives enamored with AI but ICs aren't? | John Wang

John Wang's personal website

CBC Health Feb 16

Research highlights disparities in breast cancer care for Black women in Canada
While Canada has made progress in decreasing overall breast cancer mortality, disparities remain for Black women. Research and community-led programs show that equitable health care is not only about reducing barriers to accessing tests and treatments, it is about being see...
#healthcare #disparity #cancer #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/black-women-breast-cancer-screening-and-care-9.7055568?cmp=rss

CBC Calgary Feb 15

Research highlights disparities in breast cancer care for Black women in Canada
While Canada has made progress in decreasing overall breast cancer mortality, disparities remain for Black women. Research and community-led programs show that equitable health care is not only about reducing barriers to accessing tests and treatments, it is about being see...
#healthcare #disparity #cancer #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/black-women-breast-cancer-screening-and-care-9.7055568?cmp=rss

Wisdom in Space Feb 14

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed.
-- Herman Melville

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #HermanMelville #Disparity #Humanity #Poverty #Wealth

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #LakePowell #SlickRock #Canyon #Utah

codejester Feb 13

#equity #equality #disparity #capitalism

Front Page [Unofficial]Jan 18

In an inspiring 1983 interview, David Bowie calls out MTV for featuring so few Black artists

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/1983-interview-shows-david-bowie-calling-out-mtv-for-questionable-treatment-of-black-musicians

Hacker News Dec 21

Anatomy of US inequality

https://www.nber.org/papers/w34558

#HackerNews #Anatomy #of #US #inequality #inequality #income #disparity #social #justice #economic #analysis #wealth #gap

Anatomy of US Inequality

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.

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