I remember reading a great article a while ago about how, since the industrial revolution, it is common to judge people against the same criteria that we judge

I remember reading a great article a while ago about how, since the industrial revolution, it is common to judge people against the same criteria that we judge machines. So we ask about "productivity", "efficiency", and "time in operation", rather than the classical virtues like "judgement", "integrity" and "humility". I wish I could remember the name of that piece.