It was a cycle of numbers, push, numbers, not good enough, “coaching”, push, change, commission, percentages, tick back to zero, rinse, repeat. There was no space for the human. No space for deep thinkers, for empathy, for art, for creativity, i.e. the things that I considered important.

Working in a factory or corporation in a major city was something many individuals aspired to during the early 20th century for the economic prosperity relative to a more tenuous farming life. Yet, as we’ve seen, the limit has shifted. Economic growth has stalled both for society and for us as individuals. Because of the qualitative and structural

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