#transformationsofman — Public Fediverse posts

> The other great benefit of the transformation of the industrial process is the fact that its outcome need not be a plethora of material goods and gadgets, nor yet of instruments of warfare and genocide. Once we revamp the institutions of the market, and distribute goods mainly on the basis of need, rather than in proportion to toil or sacrifice or privileged status, our gains will be gains in leisure.
#LewisMumford #TransformationsOfMan 1957
#IndustrialProcess #ToEachAccordingToNeed

On p. 179
> .. the unity it[paideia] seeks must be sought in experience, and it demands a readiness to interchange roles, even at the sacrifice of expertness, for the sake of the greater gain to learning and life. #LewisMumford #TransformationsOfMan

got me thinking of #Laetitia@Work

> Learning something new means you can’t be productive. Conversely, if you’re productive, it’s because you’re not learning anything new. ^1 #Vitaud #LaëtitiaVitaud

^1 https://laetitiaatwork.substack.com/p/5-reasons-why-i-dont-want-to-be-productive