Digital Age Values

摘要

Though they come in different forms and styles, all the feature stories in this issue are about the same thing: What do we value? What do we hold dear? What, in the end, are we willing to give our lives for? That's not an idle metaphysical question. Each day we make decisions about work and family, home and office, career and self that define who we are and what we cherish. And despite what the current generation of e-commerce entrepreneurs thinks, most of us will never be able to put in a couple of hard years on the job, then cash out and spend the rest of our lives being true to ourselves. We have to assume that we will spend most of our lives in a career— and thus every choice we make today renders a profound value judgment on the rest of our lives.