When too much of our focus is on money, we can become like a machine 0011011110010111101001010101010011010101  :S  with the obvious problems this entails.  Everything becomes a system to be optimized – running the risk of missing the point.

This article in Time looks at an example of the kind of problems of using ‘machine’ thinking (literally).  Do we really want to live our lives this way?

http://moneyland.time.com/2012/06/11/how-to-get-a-job-beat-the-machines/?iid=pf-article-mostpop1