Future

Working in the Engineering industry has taught me a lot. One of the things it taught me was that large companies have too much inertia to adjust to changes in working culture. I think this is because a) retraining a lot of staff is hard and inefficient and b) The decision makers of big companies are quite traditional and don't see the real trend of work culture.

This cartoon compares a traditional linear prediction of work culture (Expectations) and what I think will actually happen (Reality). I also wanted to include one other row: Expectations = 50% male 50% female work split in every field. Reality = Analytics driven analysis of individuals creates a natural male / female ratio in different fields.

Social Media and truth

Hey folks. Another random cartoon to keep you uninterested. Throughout the US election I couldn't help but focus less on the candidates, and more on the way my friends and I were being informed. I, like many other young people, rely a lot on social media to get instantly informed about the world. Consequently, I noticed a plethora of 1 minute videos, memes and emotionally fuelled one liners pop up everywhere. This really annoys me because despite the fact that we live in a time when we have access to almost unlimited information, much of that useful information is diluted with emotional crap. 99% of what I saw online focused on Trumps hair, hands or way of talking rather than his proposed policies - which is what really matters.

Now I know what you're saying: "filter out the dumb content and focus on the good stuff". Sadly this isn't so easy to do because even formal debates on respected News channels are still structured in a way which adds to confirmation bias. The whole idea of a debate where 1 person is "versing" another person is inherently flawed - instead there should be a collaborate effort by experts to analyze on agreed data.

This image describes just the influence social media plays in keeping us in our own echo chamber. TV, Newspapers and social groups all have their issues too.

In other news, I currently live in Sydney, I'm working for Smart Sparrow and I'm leaving for Delft at the end of July. Yeew!