I saw something deeply unsettling today. At work, a bunch of us went on a field trip, and visited a partner that generates maps and other geographical data through aerial photography. It sounds innocuous, but I was shocked when they filed us into a large, artificially lit, sterile office. Inside, rows and rows of mostly young women in uniforms sat at work stations, blankly staring into a screen, silently toiling away at some menial task. It was the most depressing thing I've seen in a long time.... read more
