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I don't follow your logic. Just because companies could grow their businesses without increasing their workforce it doesn't mean that they couldn't achieve a hi

• stkdump 3y ago
  My point is if it were possible we should see at least some examples of it happening. So far it is an often recited conjecture without any practical proof, so I remain sceptical.
  • dukeyukey 3y ago
    > My point is if it were possible we should see at least some examples of it happening. We see it all the time? Google's revenue is up last quarter despite redundancies meaning they have a lower headcount. Adding robotics to a car production line can massively increase the productivity of a single factory despite needing less headcount, often allowing other factories to shut. Something like Intellij or Copilot can make the entire tech workforce more efficient _far_ in excess of what it cost to make.