as the McDonald’s C.E.O., Don Thompson, did in 2012, while his company then published a brochure for its work force on how to survive on their low wages
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tax loophole that gave him a lower tax rate than his secretary.
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walking away from my one chance to be really important.
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In the history of language, words rise and fall. We make and remake them; they make and remake us.
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turning away from an arguably aristocratic idea of the intrinsic worth of things: from pleasure, with its sense of an internal condition of mind, to fun, so closely affiliated with outward activities; from excellence, an inner trait whose attainment is its own reward, to achievement, which comes through slogging and recognition.
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“Pleasure” carries a hint of the sublime; it speaks of a state of mind that comes organically, that need not be artificially induced.
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And now a count can declare the victors: “achievement” and “fun.”
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term “excellence”
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dropped out of favor, also elevenfold. As “fun” gained influence, mentions of “pleasure” fell by a factor of four.
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