One thing I don't think we appreciate enough is the decline in taking pride in your work. Personally, I think that's the biggest change that happened recently.

One thing I don't think we appreciate enough is the decline in taking pride in your work. Personally, I think that's the biggest change that happened recently. Part of it is cost, since it's more expensive to pay for craftsmen versus laborers. And then that cascades down from there. But I also don't think our culture rewards pride anymore. It's not cool to take pride in your work. If you do, your coworkers will scoff and tell you you're not paid enough to care. We've cultivated this apathetic society through wages and culture and it's resulted lots of people doing the absolute minimum at all times.