Thanks for your response, you make excellent points. I agree that his worst case scenarios are silly, and would only happen in unprecedented circumstances that

Thanks for your response, you make excellent points. I agree that his worst case scenarios are silly, and would only happen in unprecedented circumstances that are far outside the scope of a discussion about productivity. However, I think 2% is quite low compared to our expectations. It feels like we should be living in a revolutionary age where productivity growth is accelerating, and looking at the actual numbers has been sobering. We have incredible technology like AI, 3D printing, and robotics, but we haven't been able to leverage them to much effect. Much of our growth is coming from slowly expanding on the same simple techniques that the generations before us pioneered -- building ever bigger ships, creating larger marketplaces, extending education. With finite resources on this planet, there are only two possibilities: either we can get used to overall economic growth slowing down, or we find a way to massively increase productivity to make up for the slack. I want to see the latter, but seeing the numbers convinces me that we won't get there on the road that we're on.