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>I think everybody can agree that improving efficiency is a good thing, and tools to track/improve it are a net benefit Well in a void, yes, but in reality, no

>I think everybody can agree that improving efficiency is a good thing, and tools to track/improve it are a net benefit Well in a void, yes, but in reality, no: You pay prices to acquire things. Occasionally we increase efficiency with no downsides aside from investment cost or complexity, but much more commonly at least part of the price paid is increased pressure on those at the bottom (lower wages, unemployment, time, stress, dignity, etc etc).

WarOnPrivacy 2y ago
> Well in a void, yes, but in reality, no: You pay prices to acquire things. It's worse than this, the product designers are marketing to the manufacturers that place the least possible value on the things that allow it to exist - workers and society. At Optifye, I am using my expertise in computer vision to solve a manufacturing company owner's biggest problem: low labor productivity! Defining workers as the "owner's biggest problem" sounds a lot like signaling to they type of owner who never sees the backs they stepped on to get where they are.