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Were you as productive then? I don’t know what kind of work you do, but I recently put together a website with a map displaying some public data around Covid-19
by baddox 6y ago
Were you as productive then? I don’t know what kind of work you do, but I recently put together a website with a map displaying some public data around Covid-19. That website can be viewed in seconds by essentially anyone on a 3g or better internet connection by nearly any computer or smartphone released in the last 5 years.
I can’t imagine I would be able to delivery even the basic mapping and data visualization features in the 1990s in the same time frame, and it certainly wouldn’t have the ease of distribution.
- pedrogpimenta 6y ago... what? So people weren't productive before computers? What does your story have to do with being productive or with productivity between now and the 90s or the tools you used?
- baddox 6y agoYes, people were vastly less productive at a huge number of tasks before computers. Tools and machines make people more productive. I’m very confused that this seems to be controversial. I suspect there is some unstated definition of “productivity” at play here that I am unfamiliar with.
- pedrogpimenta 6y agoIt's not controversial, you're talking about a tangential subject. Your example has nothing to do with being productive, just that there are much more tools available now. Your example couldn't even be possible in the 90s and you're not saying anything about text editors.