this of course conflats two entirely different things. 1) technology development has tended to hugely improve society-wide productivity and be a general (thoug

this of course conflats two entirely different things. 1) technology development has tended to hugely improve society-wide productivity and be a general (though not unmitigated) good. 2) technology development has been absolutely shit for many individuals as their careers disappear. people should be way more worried about good national governance and safety nets to deal with the terrible consequences of 2 while we reap the benefits of 1. > Instead, workers tend to have higher productivity, which drives higher wages. workers are capturing less and less of that, especially over the last twenty years.