Earlier in the book he reminisced about spending time with his friend Arthur C. Clarke in Sri Lanka. There is no inevitability where there is a willingness to pay attention. In other words, although electronic technology may appear to be magical, it is really just a series of human contrivances. Well, thanks for the candor Frank. Economists excuse this by claiming it is just an example of market behaviour.
Investors excuse their flightiness as just chasing the most profitable opportunities.
Heather asks us to take a look at the consequences of such short-sightedness and lack of control. Famillies and communities are suffering just so that profit margins can be kept up. At least, that's the excuse. But more often than not, these tactics don't actually make more money or even lower costs. But amongst investors these days, such mean-spiritedness is now popular.