[rlmorel]

I think what I was trying to say is that just as we have lost the stigma of bearing children out of wedlock, stigma of being rude to others, we have lost the stigma of doing work poorly.

If you have read “The Road to Serfdom”, I think you would know you are on the right track...people forget...

[shove_it]

“...we have lost the stigma of doing work poorly...”

The term “close enough for government work” is a fine example of how the close tolerances of WW2 have deteriorated into the derogatory slogan it has become.

[CottonBall]

I think what I was trying to say is that just as we have lost the stigma of bearing children out of wedlock, stigma of being rude to others, we have lost the stigma of doing work poorly.

You're right - it's all tied together. Character and values are shown every day in how someone lives their life. Or, in most cases today, not shown. :(

[George Smiley]

Concur re: Road.

Possibly the most important book written during the 20th century.

I’ve given away more copies than I can count.

First book I ever loaned Jerry Agar.