I really liked Jaan’s talk as well, but I wonder how “Level 2” people react to it. Would they be offended by the suggestion that they are maximizing their social status instead of doing what’s best for future society, or by the Levels terminology which implies that they are inferior to “Level 3″ people? (The implication seems clear despite repeated disclaimers from Jaan.)
My first reaction to seeing Jaan’s talk was “someone ought to forward this to Bill Gates”, but now I’m not so sure.
I’m not sure it should be changed, just saying that Jaan might want to do a bit of “market research” before putting his message in front of a different audience. Who knows, maybe being described as status junkies and “level 2″ is actually a good way to make people like Bill Gates reconsider their priorities?
I really liked Jaan’s talk as well, but I wonder how “Level 2” people react to it. Would they be offended by the suggestion that they are maximizing their social status instead of doing what’s best for future society, or by the Levels terminology which implies that they are inferior to “Level 3″ people? (The implication seems clear despite repeated disclaimers from Jaan.)
My first reaction to seeing Jaan’s talk was “someone ought to forward this to Bill Gates”, but now I’m not so sure.
Yup, I’d want to change that part.
I’m not sure it should be changed, just saying that Jaan might want to do a bit of “market research” before putting his message in front of a different audience. Who knows, maybe being described as status junkies and “level 2″ is actually a good way to make people like Bill Gates reconsider their priorities?