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The wheelwright sees meaningful distinctions in the wood—distinctions of worth and of quality—that in no way find their source in him. The skilled craftsman does not decide to treat the ash as if it were “frow as a carrot,” the way David Foster Wallace decides to treat the lady in the checkout line as if she were on her way to the hospital. Rather, the fact of the matter is out in the world. The task of the craftsman is not to generate the meaning, but rather to cultivate in himself the skill for discerning the meanings that are already there.
All Things Shining
Hubert Dreyfus and Sean Dorrance Kelly
The winners in Smart America have lost the capacity and the need for a national identity, which is why they can’t grasp its importance for others.
George Packer
theatlantic.com
I think most entrepreneurs know that. It's when companies are captured by big capital with publicly traded companies or private equity that they turn to maximization. That's the problem, not profit itself. I make the distinction between profit making and profit maximizing.
Marjorie Kelly on “Wealth Supremacy” & the Blueprint for a New Economy
Christopher Marquis
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