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Authenticity Cannot Be Commoditized

Authenticity Cannot Be Commoditized

Aug 24, 20251 min read

  • Authenticity
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Machines that automate, rigid controls and processes, and uninspired employees definitionally create inauthentic outcomes, because authenticity comes from passion.

The very act of commoditization, that is, mass producing something strips the authenticity from the product or service.

Thus, authenticity cannot be commoditized.


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