I see it a little differently. I think the world has just gotten too big to comprehend. In a small town, you could conceivably have firsthand knowledge of ever

I see it a little differently. I think the world has just gotten too big to comprehend. In a small town, you could conceivably have firsthand knowledge of every restaurant and person you see each day. As we trade and communicate over longer and longer distances, we rely more on the opinions of things like Zagat/Yelp, intermediaries like booking/expedia, etc. These intermediaries are becoming extremely powerful as growing numbers rely on them, and all business is transacted globally. In "the olden days", perhaps you could be just good at a craft. Now it feels like every single person has to play this elaborate reputational game, down to the level of individual careers, etc. I think it's always been like this in the law profession but it's spreading to everything as more of what we do is traded. Blog post on this topic: https://blog.shortbar.com/the-end-of-the-country-developer-7b9a184d4cf1 https://blog.shortbar.com/the-end-of-the-country-developer-7...