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By improving efficiency we are improving the quality of life of those around the world. Due to rapid improvements in technology those in the poorest countries
by dantheman 15y ago
By improving efficiency we are improving the quality of life of those around the world. Due to rapid improvements in technology those in the poorest countries can now easily access information, entertainment, books, knowledge from anywhere in the world at remarkably low cost -> Greatly improving their quality of life (if we agree that life like we have in the west is the goal).
- dreamdu5t 15y agoWhat's the point of completely automating everything if you still have to work 40 hours a week?
- nostrademons 15y agoWhy do you still have to work 40 hours a week once everything is automated?
- robryan 15y agoThe problem there though is that those working have little interest in paying say 50% tax to support those who they have put out if work with increased efficiency.
- NiceOneBrah 15y agoAutomating tasks allows us to work on tasks that we don't know how to automate and leads to innovation.
- vannevar 15y agoDue to rapid improvements in technology those in the poorest countries can now easily access information, entertainment, books, knowledge from anywhere in the world at remarkably low cost -> Greatly improving their quality of life... I find it unlikely that someone who is put out of a job by new efficiencies would find much solace in low cost YouTube access. It's precisely this blind faith in efficiency as a measure of progress that I question. I'm not saying it's always bad, but it's clear now that improved efficiency is not always good. We need to find new, more suitable metrics by which to measure progress.