Kelsey Rolfe
@kelseyarolfe.bsky.social
Freelance journalist and editor. Bylines in the Globe & Mail, Canadian Business, The Logic, BetaKit, etc. Previous stops at the Financial Post, Benefits Canada & CIM Magazine. she/her
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Kelsey Rolfe
@kelseyarolfe.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Hello! After an accidental year-long hiatus I am here now (and abandoning twitter, obv)! As a quick introduction, I'm a freelance business journalist, writing mostly about finance (personal and institutional), tech and mining, and also whatever else strikes my fancy. Who else should I be following?
"What does a human slowly going insane look like to a corporation?” Mr. Yudkowsky asked in an interview. “It looks like an additional monthly user." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...
They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.
www.nytimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"What does a human slowly going insane look like to a corporation?” Mr. Yudkowsky asked in an interview. “It looks like an additional monthly user." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...
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May 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Media call-out: I'm looking to chat with Canadians who love travelling and consider it a financial priority (i.e.: you're saving up for your next trip, you've got a long list of dream places to visit, etc) for a Globe story. If that's you, please reach out! I'm at kannerolfe at gmail dot com.
April 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Media call-out: I'm looking to chat with Canadians who love travelling and consider it a financial priority (i.e.: you're saving up for your next trip, you've got a long list of dream places to visit, etc) for a Globe story. If that's you, please reach out! I'm at kannerolfe at gmail dot com.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS going for a celebratory bike ride on Bloor this afternoon
#Breaking: Court grants injunction pausing bike lane removals on Bloor, University and Yonge
Court grants injunction pausing bike lane removals on Bloor, University and Yonge
The pause on any bike lane removals will continue until the judge in the Charter challenge case issues his decision.
www.thestar.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS going for a celebratory bike ride on Bloor this afternoon
Call me crazy but I don't think the city should be plowing the streets at pedestrians' expense like this.
February 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Call me crazy but I don't think the city should be plowing the streets at pedestrians' expense like this.
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Some backseat editing. If you are going to mention Trump’s tariffs are supposedly over fentanyl and illegal immigration coming from Canada, you need to mention that’s bullshit and not supported by the data.
February 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Some backseat editing. If you are going to mention Trump’s tariffs are supposedly over fentanyl and illegal immigration coming from Canada, you need to mention that’s bullshit and not supported by the data.
Me, after successfully writing a basic formula in excel: I am a woman in STEM
February 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Me, after successfully writing a basic formula in excel: I am a woman in STEM
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new york's hottest club is! reader walkout pledge.
it's got EVERYTHING: cole escola. labor solidarity. reading a gossipy list of names. ella emhoff. and ... you!
nymagunion.org/reader-pledge
it's got EVERYTHING: cole escola. labor solidarity. reading a gossipy list of names. ella emhoff. and ... you!
nymagunion.org/reader-pledge
READER PLEDGE — New York Mag Union
nymagunion.org
January 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
new york's hottest club is! reader walkout pledge.
it's got EVERYTHING: cole escola. labor solidarity. reading a gossipy list of names. ella emhoff. and ... you!
nymagunion.org/reader-pledge
it's got EVERYTHING: cole escola. labor solidarity. reading a gossipy list of names. ella emhoff. and ... you!
nymagunion.org/reader-pledge
Does anyone know of a good recording/transcription service (that's affordable for a freelancer)? Otter is such fucking garbage these days, the more gen AI features it shoves down users' throats the less it's able to actually record a conversation without garbling the audio. I'm losing my mind!
January 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Does anyone know of a good recording/transcription service (that's affordable for a freelancer)? Otter is such fucking garbage these days, the more gen AI features it shoves down users' throats the less it's able to actually record a conversation without garbling the audio. I'm losing my mind!
"Misinformation is powerful, not because it changes minds, but because it allows people to maintain their beliefs in light of growing evidence to the contrary. The internet may function not so much as a brainwashing engine but as a justification machine." www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
The Internet Is Worse Than a Brainwashing Machine
A rationale is always just a scroll or a click away.
www.theatlantic.com
January 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"Misinformation is powerful, not because it changes minds, but because it allows people to maintain their beliefs in light of growing evidence to the contrary. The internet may function not so much as a brainwashing engine but as a justification machine." www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
I spent the last couple of days speaking to Canadians who'd moved to the U.S. to build their creator careers about what the U.S.'s ban on TikTok would mean for them, and how they were preparing to weather the loss of their largest followings. My story for @thelogic.co: thelogic.co/news/tiktok-...
They moved to the U.S. for TikTok fame and fortune. Now they’re worried - The Logic
Some Canadians bet everything on making it big on TikTok in the U.S. With the app facing a ban, they’re wondering how they’ll earn a living.
thelogic.co
January 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I spent the last couple of days speaking to Canadians who'd moved to the U.S. to build their creator careers about what the U.S.'s ban on TikTok would mean for them, and how they were preparing to weather the loss of their largest followings. My story for @thelogic.co: thelogic.co/news/tiktok-...
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🚨Media request: I'm looking to chat with Canadians aged 65 and older who are renting on their own, for a story for @theglobeandmail.com. If that's you, please reach out! I'm at kannerolfe at gmail dot com.
January 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
🚨Media request: I'm looking to chat with Canadians aged 65 and older who are renting on their own, for a story for @theglobeandmail.com. If that's you, please reach out! I'm at kannerolfe at gmail dot com.
🚨Media request: I'm looking to chat with Canadians aged 65 and older who are renting on their own, for a story for @theglobeandmail.com. If that's you, please reach out! I'm at kannerolfe at gmail dot com.
January 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
🚨Media request: I'm looking to chat with Canadians aged 65 and older who are renting on their own, for a story for @theglobeandmail.com. If that's you, please reach out! I'm at kannerolfe at gmail dot com.
Last story from me for the year (a few days late posting because, well, the holidays) for @thelogic.co: Churches, charitable sector adopt QR codes, tap-to-pay options to attract new generation of donors thelogic.co/news/tap-to-...
‘Tis the season for (contactless) giving - The Logic
Churches, charitable sector adopt QR codes, tap-to-pay options to attract new generation of donors.
thelogic.co
December 27, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Last story from me for the year (a few days late posting because, well, the holidays) for @thelogic.co: Churches, charitable sector adopt QR codes, tap-to-pay options to attract new generation of donors thelogic.co/news/tap-to-...
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This is what you do when you are making something everybody wants
“What about people who don’t want to pay for an AI assistant to spruce up their documents and summarize emails? They are out of luck.”
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/micr...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/micr...
December 26, 2024 at 7:07 PM
This is what you do when you are making something everybody wants
Happy Globe Christmas Crossword season to all those who celebrate! ✍️🎄
December 24, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Happy Globe Christmas Crossword season to all those who celebrate! ✍️🎄
I almost never remember to promote my own work anymore (late-stage twitter really killed my inner poster), so here's a little year-end thread of my favourite stories of 2024 before I log off for the holidays! 🎁
December 20, 2024 at 7:34 PM
I almost never remember to promote my own work anymore (late-stage twitter really killed my inner poster), so here's a little year-end thread of my favourite stories of 2024 before I log off for the holidays! 🎁
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I'm being told by sources close to the matter that I'm finding it hard to get enough work done today
December 16, 2024 at 8:31 PM
I'm being told by sources close to the matter that I'm finding it hard to get enough work done today
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This is superb reporting by @ghadaa.bsky.social . The kind of important journalism that relies on people paying for newspaper subscriptions.
I'm sorry, what?
I went undercover as an Uber Eats courier and made just $1.74 per hour online. Here’s what I learned about the troubling cost of convenience
www.thestar.com/business/i-w...
I went undercover as an Uber Eats courier and made just $1.74 per hour online. Here’s what I learned about the troubling cost of convenience
www.thestar.com/business/i-w...
December 14, 2024 at 1:51 PM
This is superb reporting by @ghadaa.bsky.social . The kind of important journalism that relies on people paying for newspaper subscriptions.
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not writing is a big part of writing. walk away from your draft and that outline, that lede, that kicker will fall into your head.
December 11, 2024 at 1:49 PM
not writing is a big part of writing. walk away from your draft and that outline, that lede, that kicker will fall into your head.
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This is so rude. He's just a little guy
November 26, 2024 at 5:55 PM
This is so rude. He's just a little guy
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Been impressed by the economist John Rapley's columns in the @theglobeandmail.com Report on Business. This piece is fundamental - economist inflation is not the same as people's inflation (it excludes food, fuel, housing), explaining a lot of current politics. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: The ‘vibecession’ is real, and economists must do some soul-searching
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has called Canadians’ economic gloom a ‘vibecession’ – which had felled the Democrats in the U.S. election
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 30, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Been impressed by the economist John Rapley's columns in the @theglobeandmail.com Report on Business. This piece is fundamental - economist inflation is not the same as people's inflation (it excludes food, fuel, housing), explaining a lot of current politics. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
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"Journalism is in the public interest. OpenAI using other companies’ journalism for their own commercial gain is not. It’s illegal.” www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Canadian media companies sue OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement
Lawsuit alleges ChatGPT developer has unlawfully scraped articles and ‘unjustly enriched’ itself at the expense of news outlets
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 29, 2024 at 9:48 PM
"Journalism is in the public interest. OpenAI using other companies’ journalism for their own commercial gain is not. It’s illegal.” www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...