Kriszta SatoriMay 19
'Journalists, this is the mid-career math nobody warned us about'
https://itswafaaalbadry.substack.com/p/journalists-this-is-the-mid-career?utm_medium=ios&fbclid=IwdGRjcAR3oLhjbGNrBHegk2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHkfyeaFu4OO_thqj_kNBBQpkyCnCKHTHFGEN6P3yXwgykCMoqdmIlMXLgbS3_aem_qSffqtjP9cM9DRLzBU8Bew
'The craft was built on ethics, on accuracy, on showing up for the story even when it cost them, and on the institution not rewarding the years of investment. It cut them, or it cut their friends, or it kept them on terms that made the work impossible to do well. At some point, the love curdles'
Journalists, this is the mid-career math nobody warned us about

If you are doing the maths after a layoff or sitting in anticipation. You are not alone.

Wafaa Albadry
Show threadKriszta Satori
And another remarkable read, v NYTimes:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/americas/actually-democracy-dies-in-hr.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jlA.K1nF.gnk6WeYsSeot&smid=nytcore-android-share
“It turns out that would-be authoritarians don’t need to staff their regimes with ideological true believers, offer extreme enticements or impose draconian punishments in order to make successful power grabs. They just need to figure out how to target their ideal labor pool: the frustrated and mediocre.”
Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R.

New research sheds light on how mediocre employees help would-be authoritarians maintain power.

The New York Times
May 19 at 8:44amWeb
Show threadthe roamerMay 19

@fulelo

Thank you for sharing this insightful piece.

#AmandaTaub #authoritarianism #mediocracy #mediocrity #henchmen

Show threadKriszta SatoriMay 19
@the_roamer thank you for reading it. A really good one.
Show threadSlyenceMay 19

@fulelo ICE has been studied by economists and their behavior is simply incentive driven rather than bigotry driven

Incentives are POWERFUL

Show threadPG1958WILLNOTCOMPLY 🇺🇸🇷🇴🇺🇦🇵🇸May 19
@fulelo great, albeit terrifying, read. You can really see the difference in trump 2 vs 1. He was virtually held in check in first term but now with the right(wrong) people in position he has infected the entire government and there is no end to his corruption.
Show threadSister Lucy FurMay 19
@fulelo Especially when the opposition, so-called Democrats, don't give a shit about the "frustrated and mediocre" policy-wise so they just keep losing as they suck up the 0.01% rentier parasite owner-donor largesse.
Show threadJamesWNealMay 19
@fulelo thank you
Show threadKriszta SatoriMay 19
@JamesWNeal thanks for reading it