Card #83 – ”Use the Right Tools” from the Creative Whack Pack
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Economist Milton Friedman was driving along in postwar Germany in the late 1940s and spotted a large group of workers shoveling out a building site.
Curious about this, Friedman asked his German host, “Why don’t you get a bulldozer and other mechanized equipment to do that job?” His host replied, “Ah, you don’t understand — this provides jobs.” Friedman, quick as always, responded, “Well, in that case, why don’t you just give them some spoons!”
By humorously exaggerating a solution, Friedman highlighted that a more important problem should be addressed and that more appropriate tools would help reach its solution.
— Are you using the right tools for the job?