In an extreme form, luxury hotels are now organizing service in local community projects as a way of engaging the passions of their wealthy patrons. This service economy may generate higher levels of overall well-being if it emphasizes that humans do not exist as separate islands, but existentially depend on their relations with others.
新的服务型经济强调的不是个人消费，而是人们之间的联系。昂贵的酒店正在以一种极端的形式在本地的社区工程中组织服务，以此来引发富有赞助人的热情。这种服务型经济可能带来整个社会的较高水平，如果它强调人们不是作为单独的岛屿存在，而是依赖他们和他人的关系而存在。