"Quiet Quitting," and the Hayes Code

• There’s a new and revolutionary idea circulating. A dangerous idea—what if we only did the work we were paid to do? Someone on TikTok named this “Quiet Quitting,” and people have been talking (or writing) about it a lot recently.

• Also, unrelatedly, have you ever wondered why early 20th century American films used to be so virtuous and moral? It wasn’t by accident.