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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina  However, those who set up and/or use systems to deliver value to larger numbers of people can earn a bundle, especially if that value can be delivered 24/7. P. Diddy may not deliver as much value per person, but he reaches a lot more people, so his social debt (i.e. his income) reflects it.
A teacher may earn $35K teaching dozens of students for a year. A pro speaker can earn more than that for a single speech. The pro speaker can deliver value to more people in one speech than some teachers will reach in their entire careers. The income difference reflects that. |
I disagree. Being a single person in a large crowd listening to someone speak for an hour will not match the value of having a valuable mentor who knows you. Teachers don't just 'teach', they provide a role-model, a support system.... and more.
The problem with the large scale system is that, without individuals backing us up, it doesn't work. The social care system is a good example. You set up a system to support social carers, which generates a lot of value for many people. Great. But if every person who was a social carer set up their own large scale system, there would be nobody left on the ground!
A general is no good without soldiers, a politician is no good without voters. A blogger will never be a match for a life coach, and a life coach will never be a match for a close friend or partner, when it comes to supporting and helping somebody. If all I had in my life were one hour sessions with experts, my life would be a lot worse than it is now, where most of my interaction is with individuals.
Apply the system to farming, and what do you get? Large scale factory production delivers lots of food to lots of people - but that food is degraded and is gradually destroying the land. Small scale organic farmers deliver less food to less people, but that food is significantly tastier and more nutritious.
A blogger's message will be distorted and misunderstood, because everyone brings their own agenda to a mostly anonymous written word. But speak to someone one on one and you can explain everything they misunderstand, and a dialogue can develop which will help everybody grow.
The larger you get, the less control you have over the impact on people, and the less impact you have overall. Okay, a woman loses weight after reading some articles - great! But that might just have been the inspiring action, she probably still needed support from family and friends, she probably still needed to go and read up on it, she probably was already in a place where she was ready to take that step and commit to it. I'm not trying to undervalue that inspiring step, I'm just saying that is ALL large scale 'value producing' industries can provide.