Pg. 226
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You have to decide whether you want to make money or make sense, because the two are mutually exclusive.
— Buckminster Fuller
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "You have to decide whether you want to make money or make sense, because the two are mutually exclusive." in the context of "Pg. 226" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Buckminster Fuller" (Quotes, From 1980s onwards, Critical Path (1981): (full text online))
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About Buckminster Fuller
Richard Buckminster Fuller (12 July 1895 – 1 July 1983) was an American philosopher, systems theorist, architect, and inventor, known to many of his friends and fans as "Bucky" Fuller. He created and popularized the terms "Spaceship Earth", "ephemeralization", and "synergetics", and developed numerous inventions, the most famous of which is the geodesic dome.
About Buckminster Fuller
Richard Buckminster Fuller (12 July 1895 – 1 July 1983) was an American philosopher, systems theorist, architect, and inventor, known to many of his friends and fans as "Bucky" Fuller. He created and popularized the terms "Spaceship Earth", "ephemeralization", and "synergetics", and developed numerous inventions, the most famous of which is the geodesic dome.
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