Everything at work has gone nuts. Your boss is barking orders, your coworkers are panicked, and you’re pretty sure…
Eric Ravenscraft
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Eric creates video essays as Lord Ravenscraft on YouTube. He's also a freelance writer with bylines in The Inventory, Wired, The New York Times, and a former Senior Writer for Lifehacker.
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