Lol. Even the Economist is getting in on management consultant bashing. Cc
I gotta switch to so@e other title. McKinsey has ruined the word for everyone. view.e.economist.com/?qs=1459eef638
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I’m switching to independent researcher. Overdue gearshift anyway.
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Damn. I might need to buy this issue.
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The great irony is that I think the Economist is in the same category of entities as McKinsey. I like bits and pieces of both but it’s all part of the old literary-industrial complex.
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There is literally no respectable title available to me. It all sounds shady:
“Independent consultant” (= low-level huckster)
“Independent researcher” (= crackpot)
“Blogger” (= “couldn’t land a book deal”)
“Dr.” (= “couldn’t land a tenured job, huh?”)
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Ok so hear me out, highest designation you can give yourself -
"Venkatesh Rao"
Has a nice ring to it, right?
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Narrative pollution...
I'm seeing a lot more folks become "advisors" these days. Not yet sold on it but the good names are waning in power
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