Fair enough, but every time I see examples like that, I have to ask - are those really standard of living increases, or just technology advances? Yes, electron

Fair enough, but every time I see examples like that, I have to ask - are those really standard of living increases, or just technology advances? Yes, electronics have gotten cheaper, but healthcare and education have gotten massively more expensive. More importantly, can the average worker today work less hours than his or her father did in order to live a middle class life? I would argue it's actually the opposite in many cases.