Back seat?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Quality">Quality</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quantity">quantity</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Quality">Quality</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quantity">quantity</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="quantity">quantity</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>, <span word="quantity">quantity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="city">city</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="churn">churn</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="quantity">quantity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="precedence">precedence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="understandable">understandable</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="operating">operating</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survival">survival</span> <span word="level">level</span>. <span word="Quality">Quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="abundance">abundance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="junk">junk</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="obese">obese</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span>.</p><p><span word="Things">Things</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> <span word="quantity">quantity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="sheer">sheer</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="dominate">dominate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p><span word="Progress">Progress</span>, <span word="yes">yes</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="back">back</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="row">row</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span>?</p>
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