The bigger the gap between the social good of a transaction and the money to be made from it, the harder it becomes to do what’s right for society.

We live in an age where speed, convenience, and efficiency reign over the slow, deliberate effort required for true mastery. But imagine if, instead of dithering — endlessly researching, jumping from hack to hack, book to book, and app to app — you spent your time working diligently, with focus and patience.

It is by accepting the views of others and not wanting to offend them by posing critical questions, that the world ends up being a worse place for all. The appeasement of a few leads to the discontent of the many.