"It is not uncommon in the modern world for people to retreat into the world of books to escape from the realities of the outside world. The printed word evokes the modern notion of security, with the emphasis on detachment, privacy, autonomy, predictability, and enclosed artificiality."
— Jeremy Rifkin (The End of Work: the Decline of the Global Labor Force and the Dawn of the Post-Market Era)

"Today we are raised with the notion that to be secure is to be financially autonomous. Amassing wealth is viewed as the primary rite of passage to a secure, autonomous existence."
— Jeremy Rifkin (The End of Work: the Decline of the Global Labor Force and the Dawn of the Post-Market Era)