> If I invented a cheap machine that did all your housework and fixed your car for free, GDP would fall. This experiment has (partly) been made, not that many

> If I invented a cheap machine that did all your housework and fixed your car for free, GDP would fall. This experiment has (partly) been made, not that many decades ago, actually. The introduction of many household appliances like the washing machine, the dishwasher, and the vacuum cleaner reduced the amount (mostly women) spent doing house chores, and allowed women to enter the workforce.