On productivity

As I was revising for the interview and reading Grady Booch's "Object-oriented Analysis and Design with Applications", this surprising quote came out that really taught me something:

Mankind, under the grace of God, hungers for spiritual peace, esthetic achievements, family security, justice, and liberty, none directly satisfied by industrial productivity. But productivity allows the sharing of the plentiful rather than fighting over scarcity; it provides time for spiritual, esthetic, and family matters. It allows society to delegate special skills to institutions of religion, justice, and the preservation of liberty.
- Harlan Mills (DPMA and Human Productivity)

How true!!