There's a distinction the author was making. If we ignore the words used "useful" and "valuable", can you see the distinction in the way a company may view peop

There's a distinction the author was making. If we ignore the words used "useful" and "valuable", can you see the distinction in the way a company may view people? I'm not sure you even think beyond "useful" and "even more useful". I'm not sure you see it as more than a difference in degree, when the author is claiming it's a difference in kind.