It is Darkest Before Dawn...
summary
Tech culture functions as a petri dish for addiction: concrete claims include CDC estimates of ten percent of Americans with addiction and only nine percent receiving treatment, a personal sobriety April 12 2015, rehab, and the overdose death of a detox roommate aged 24. Examples name beer-on-tap offices, a Jäger machine, a bank CEO keeping vodka in a desk, building sites like fillymusic and BBSs, and argue for interventions, removing alcohol perks, and offering professional help and empathy.
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:49Who am I
- 2:08Childhood
- 3:50Comfort Zone
- 8:00Career
- 10:30Tech
- 12:57Shame
- 14:07Stigma
- 15:33Uncomfortable Facts
- 19:53Culture and Community
- 21:41Nick
- 22:44Get Professional Help
- 24:05The Miracle
- 25:30Django Community
- 27:25Comments
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