Yeah, it's way better to separate value discussions from "optimizing for values" discussions. They're both important, but if you do them at the same time you do

Yeah, it's way better to separate value discussions from "optimizing for values" discussions. They're both important, but if you do them at the same time you don't really get anywhere. On optimizing for the value of work output with tech, I think most people use terrible heuristics that mostly lead to them underinvesting. It's all just benchmarking against other companies and trying to be economical. The number of companies that won't invest in a second monitor or an ultrawide for office employees is mindblowing. The efficiency gains are well studied, something like 20-40% (you may love your single small monitor, I'm talking about averages). It's an upgrade that's 1% of the salary for a $50k employee, lasts years, has no ongoing costs and is transferrable between work stations. It's a no-brainer.