I am curious about your thoughts on this passage from the book “Outgrowing Capitalism.”
It reads as follows:
“Worldwide, the most important feature for a fulfilled life is family (32% of respondents), with success far behind in second (12%), and giving at third (8%). What are the barriers? Money was the biggest (44%), followed by time (33%), and work (20%). These are what people believed to be important in general. But in the assessments of their own life fulfillment, the highest scores were linked to people valuing family and spirituality. It’s interesting to note that the lowest life fulfillment scores came from the people who cited success as their main determinant for living a full life.”
What sort of reflections surface for you in reading this?
In the “Great Books, Great Minds” spirit of community, connection, and conversation, let it rip.
I think any substantial discussion in this area necessitates a very specific definition of 'capitalism' (as lots of things are called 'capitalism' that aren't) as well as a definition of 'personal fulfillment' (which may be so subjective as to be nearly impossible to quantify).
If we don't establish from the very beginning what these terms mean, then we might not even be talking about the same thing.
Oh my, where do I even start?
I think any substantial discussion in this area necessitates a very specific definition of 'capitalism' (as lots of things are called 'capitalism' that aren't) as well as a definition of 'personal fulfillment' (which may be so subjective as to be nearly impossible to quantify).
If we don't establish from the very beginning what these terms mean, then we might not even be talking about the same thing.