I try to avoid hot takes in this newsletter but occasionally something happens that I have no choice but to acknowledge, and Amazon's decision to locate half of its second headquarters in New York City is one of those events. Actually, what's more interesting to me is the collective reaction to the news—which I've mostly observed via Twitter—and what it indicates about the current zeitgeist. I'll try to make this more of an anti-hot (but not cold) take, or something that undermines our hard-earned opinions and leaves us all feeling less certain that's it's possible to truly know anything. But I also invite anyone reading this to tell me why I should feel a certain way more strongly. I really wanted to hate the decision to put HQ2 in Long Island City, and in many ways I do.
#70: Mo Headquarters Mo Problems
#70: Mo Headquarters Mo Problems
#70: Mo Headquarters Mo Problems
I try to avoid hot takes in this newsletter but occasionally something happens that I have no choice but to acknowledge, and Amazon's decision to locate half of its second headquarters in New York City is one of those events. Actually, what's more interesting to me is the collective reaction to the news—which I've mostly observed via Twitter—and what it indicates about the current zeitgeist. I'll try to make this more of an anti-hot (but not cold) take, or something that undermines our hard-earned opinions and leaves us all feeling less certain that's it's possible to truly know anything. But I also invite anyone reading this to tell me why I should feel a certain way more strongly. I really wanted to hate the decision to put HQ2 in Long Island City, and in many ways I do.