OP sort of deserves this. His little commercial there shows the diamond hands emoji but he never registered it

I agree that the trend is for more "things" on the table, but there are still plenty of new games coming out with an eye on simplicity. Give Azul a try -- it's nothing but tiles (20 each of 5 different colors) and a board to help you count. Simple, elegant and deeper than expected

This is a really fun library, it'd be great for a blog or personal website. A business site? maybe not so much...

I would love to see Crayola or RoseArt using this for their quarterly reports.

Chouinard is quoted about this in the article:

“But I’ve become cynical about whether we can have any influence,” Chouinard said. “Everyone’s just greenwashing. The revolution isn’t going to happen with corporations. The elephant in the room is growth. Growth is the culprit.”

> “Everyone’s just greenwashing. The revolution isn’t going to happen with corporations. The elephant in the room is growth. Growth is the culprit.”

Unchecked growth is one of the hallmarks of cancer. Kind of an interesting analogy.

Is there any theory/ideas about how a "post-growth" economy would/could function?

There are many, it's a very old, very well thought-out tradition. Try reading Kropotkin, or from a more modern perspective, Richard Wolff.

However, it doesn't align with the current vision of orthodox Western capitalism, so it isn't particularly popular in mainstream media or culture.

Great story, thanks for sharing. Chipper Bro is THE MAN, he deserves the pay he gets!

I have never been into an HQ as welcoming as Patagonia's. The cafeteria alone is worth a visit!

Haha ... Chipper Bro! Indeed.

I've done a lot of work with Patagonia, visited their HQ numerous times, and have become friends with a handful of their employees. They are not driven by profit, but by a will to do what is right in the world and for their customers. This all starts and ends with Yvon. This is how you build a culture. It should be studied for generations.

I can't express how great they are to work with as a client -- smart people and everyone's heart is in the right place.

"When it grows to about 1,000 members, he added, it can hire its first support person."

Volunteer-based initiatives can turn into companies if they're successful. Hopefully that's the case here.

My co-worker put it best: "This is Uber-level scumminess"

The big fish (Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple) will continue to buy smaller companies until governments steps in and breaks them up in an anti-trust suit. The EU will lead that charge. The writing is on the wall.

if the EU just wants to fine the big tech companies out of existence, then the big tech companies will just stop doing business there. The EU cannot break those US companies up. If disproportionately large fines (e.g. the fine Google recently paid) continue, the tech companies will just leave - which may be what the EU wants, but it also seems that the EU is pretty bad at creating technology companies

I stopped using my iPad completely when I got the new Macbook. it's just as light, the screen is better, it's more comfortable to hold, and the keyboard is fantastic.