Comments on: Labor Day Postscript http://hungryblues.net/2007/09/04/labor-day-postscript/ Searching the life and times of my father, Paul Greenberg Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:18:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Benjamin T. Greenberg http://hungryblues.net/2007/09/04/labor-day-postscript/#comment-52276 Benjamin T. Greenberg Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:40:22 +0000 http://hungryblues.net/2007/09/04/labor-day-postscript/#comment-52276 Kind of you to respond, Seth. I'm sure there are others who would not... I get your point. I would insist that there must be a way to make it without minimizing the experiences of the millions of workers who support the economy while laboring under terrible, dangerous conditions. One of my take aways from your post is that the agreement of thousands is not always what gets you where you need to be. Thanks for stopping by. As I mentioned, I learned a lot from your book. It really had an impact on how I think. Kind of you to respond, Seth. I’m sure there are others who would not…

I get your point. I would insist that there must be a way to make it without minimizing the experiences of the millions of workers who support the economy while laboring under terrible, dangerous conditions.

One of my take aways from your post is that the agreement of thousands is not always what gets you where you need to be.

Thanks for stopping by. As I mentioned, I learned a lot from your book. It really had an impact on how I think.

]]> By: seth godin http://hungryblues.net/2007/09/04/labor-day-postscript/#comment-52258 seth godin Tue, 04 Sep 2007 11:11:39 +0000 http://hungryblues.net/2007/09/04/labor-day-postscript/#comment-52258 You have my apologies, Benjamin. I certainly didn't mean my piece to be interpreted the way you did (thousands seemed to get my point). I find the tragedy of the abused worker to be one of the greatest sins of our time. My point was that only recently, people have had the opportunity to build a different job for themselves--if they were willing to take a different sort of risk. So, if I appeared callous, I'm sorry. You have my apologies, Benjamin. I certainly didn’t mean my piece to be interpreted the way you did (thousands seemed to get my point). I find the tragedy of the abused worker to be one of the greatest sins of our time. My point was that only recently, people have had the opportunity to build a different job for themselves–if they were willing to take a different sort of risk.

So, if I appeared callous, I’m sorry.

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