18: Discerning Character Change
In a couple words, how would you describe the best coworker you've ever had? Maybe kind, honest or hard-working. Now, how about the worst coworker you've ever had? Those words might be harder to come by. We don't tend to use terms like slothful, cruel or proud these days.
In Western culture, we've slowly lost the ability to describe other people's character, which has in turn compromised our ability to discern other people's character.
It wasn't always like this. Take, for example, this Help Wanted ad in Saunders's News-Letter from March 1778:
COOK WANTED
WANTED by a Gentleman who resides in…
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