Emily B. H. O’Reilly
Labor Economist, Gig Economy Expert
Emily O'Reilly is a leading labor economist specializing in the gig economy, advocating for workers' rights and fair compensation.
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Global Business / Economy
Should Gig Platforms Be Required to Offer Workers Benefits — or Would That Just Kill the Flexibility That Makes Them Work?For most of human history, small talk was the social glue that held communities together — the weather, the local sports team, the shared mundane. Now it feels like an imposition. Deborah Tannen, Joe Keohane, and Kate Murphy debate whether our growing discomfort with small talk reflects something real about how connection works, or whether we've just convinced ourselves that depth is always better than pleasantry.