A commentary on the shallowness of media and popular dialogue about the economy. I have read that the inventor of the GDP figure never intended it to be a stand in for national well-being or success.
Tag: systems thinking
Tyranny of Perfectionism
Finding the papers of an injured one on your desk,You say:Gaps in employment: Lazy.No facebook profile: Dangerous.¹ Involuntary termination: UntouchableBanned for life –By HR’s conventional wisdom Then you fume aboutThe lazinessOf the unemployedTo yourself and on television and in government You require intrusive personality testsFor the most ordinary of real-work jobsSee it to it that […]
Lost in Mist 