Why is Life so Tough?

In this presentation 50-year-old Dr Thomas Robinson looks at the difficult transition many men go through between the ages of 40 and 60. The “inside” perspective looks at how men’s identity negotiations take on the same structure as a time travel movie, incentivizing big changes. The “outside” perspective looks at the social and cultural drivers that place men (and their partners) in this predicament. If you have recently divorced, taken up endurance sports, spontaneously quit long-held jobs, or bought a sports car, this talk will help you make sense of it and how the market shapes these challenges.

One in six students worldwide has paid someone else to do their coursework. The companies cashing in — essay mills — have a strange relationship with universities: they need them to exist, but slowly bleed them dry. We have a name for this: institutional parasitism. It's everywhere. Tax advisers exploit the rules they navigate. Consultants help factories fake ethical compliance. The parasite always needs its host and it just quietly hollows it out. Three things let parasites thrive: systems too complex to police, real demand, and insiders who know the loopholes. Sound familiar?