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from a maximization point of view, it's clear that there is some kind of maximum point in human welfare graph. It doesnt go up and up and up forever. At some
by justanotherjoe 3y ago
from a maximization point of view, it's clear that there is some kind of maximum point in human welfare graph. It doesnt go up and up and up forever. At some point, we'll reach (reached?) the maximum and furyher progress will lower rather than increase the human experience. It's no surprise. But I think it's ultimately just local maxima. I dont see how this tech wont benefit us in the grand scheme of things.
- jampekka 3y agoThe better of countries have already reached the point where increase in GDP doesn't increase wellbeing, and wellbeing is actually in decline.
- livrem 3y agoThis is probably one of the reasons why there is finally talk in some countries of moving on to a four-day week.
- jampekka 3y agoAt least in nordic countries there was a systematic (and even somewhat successful) political agenda to reduce working hours in the 1980s (when social democracy was the leading ideology). This has appeared sporadically in discussions as well but in practice during the neoliberal era the push has been to longer hours. IMHO having to work more when productivity and automation increases is quite a clear sign of a fundamentally broken economic system. https://www.atlasofplaces.com/essays/on-the-phenomenon-of-bullshit-jobs/ https://www.atlasofplaces.com/essays/on-the-phenomenon-of-bu...
- livrem 3y agoThanks! That is like a sad follow-up to Bertrand Russell's In Praise of Idleness (1932). That essay ended "there is no reason to go on being foolish for ever"... but so far there are not many signs of things improving. https://harpers.org/archive/1932/10/in-praise-of-idleness/ https://harpers.org/archive/1932/10/in-praise-of-idleness/