And then we say, “Lord God, how can I break free of anxiety?” Can it be that you have no hands, fool? Perhaps God didn’t make any for you? Then sit down and pray that your nose doesn’t run! Or rather, wipe your nose and stop making accusations.
—Epictetus, Discourses
Look ye, pudding-heads should never grant premises.
—Herman Melville, Moby Dick
Technology Changes Bureaucracy
A lot has changed since Weber’s day. Manufacturing, which accounted for only about 12% of jobs in 1840 but trended steadily upward through Weber’s time to about 38% in the 1950s, fell to less than 20% by 2010. On the other hand, the services industries now make up over 75% ...
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