Human beings are not efficiently designed for a capitalist system of production.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Humans have needs that make them ill-suited for rigid capitalist production.
- In plain terms
- People are not made for factory-style work systems.
- What can you take from it?
- Design systems around human needs.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does your work suit your humanity?
Another view
Capitalism argues efficiency drives progress.
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