<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The language of human capital names real... > The language of human capital names real capacities—skill, health, knowledge, judgment, and relationships—but it becomes dangerous when the person disappears behind the inventory. A human being can contribute economic value without becoming merely an economic object. Dignity is the floor beneath every valuation. **Source:** [[livestreams/The Human Being as Opportunity — Institutions, Human Capital, and Reclaiming the Self - Workbook|The Human Being as Opportunity — Institutions, Human Capital, and Reclaiming the Self]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The language of human capital names real capacities—skill, health, knowledge, judgment, and relationships—but it becomes dangerous when the person disappears behind the inventory. A human being can contribute economic value without becoming merely an economic object. Dignity is the floor beneath every valuation.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-language-human-capital-beneath-every-valuation ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->