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A belief in genius is a large part of what plagues us, and I have found that people widely praised for the power of their intellect are as likely to illuminate as they are to confound. “Genius” may or may not help a writer whose job is, above all else, to clarify.
The Message
Ta-Nehisi Coates
The intensification of selfhood has gradually opened up the doors to a world in which such privacy has come to be represented by the world of prosperity and ease that the consumer society implies – a world ‘without constraints and without responsibility’ (1989: 199). The consumer is pulled into this world of escapism.
The Experience Society
Steven Miles
McKinsey allows consultants to refuse assignments that conflict with their morals. Tobacco and coal-mining companies often top that list. But several veterans of the firm said this only foisted the ethical and moral choices on low-level associates, rather than the firm’s leadership. And turning down work can lead to poor reviews and being counseled to leave the firm.
When McKinsey Comes to Town
Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe
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