I have heard that the most valuable thing in today's world, postindustrial world, is the human being's attention and how to get it.
Paul SolmanMaybe the discipline in North America is just consolidation, right? I mean, it may be that if there were more vigorous pursuit of antitrust in America, there would have more competitors competing on price, and then airlines wouldn't be making any money again.
Paul SolmanDonald Trump says he'll cut taxes and that will make the more productive members of our society more productive still and that he'd create more jobs.
Paul SolmanOne of our needs in a very complex society, where we encounter more people every day than probably our ancestors encountered over their whole lifetime, is our need to very rapidly evaluate other people. And one of the most potent ways of doing that is through our automobiles. So, a car isn't just a thing. It's a set of symbols and associations that we have to figure out in order to understand how we navigate our social worlds with that car.
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