Traditionalism

I agree that some people are driven by “the greed for gold” to make money. For example, the entrepreneurs who work hard to gain profit may enjoy the power and prestige that accompany wealth. Weber argues that most workers have no intention to maximize their wages because of their complete lack of “coscienziosità” in the early capitalist environment. They have no thorough understanding of efficiency and obligation to their jobs, and they just earn enough wages to support their accustomed way of life. Labour is perceived as the product of “a long and arduous process of education”. If the workers do not get a good education, they will not know how to seek profit rationally. I think now people are generally aware that if they want to earn more money, they have to work harder.