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Should we be wary of any productivity gains? Should be looking for ways to work slower? I can go back to just one monitor.
by kbelder 1y ago
Should we be wary of any productivity gains?
Should be looking for ways to work slower? I can go back to just one monitor.
- bluefirebrand 1y agoIf I personally do not benefit from productivity gains, then why should I be excited about them? If productivity gains mean that either me or a coworker is laid off, and my boss makes more money, why should I care about the that? Having a job is not a favor that people with money are doing for employees, it is an exchange of services for money I provide a service. So do most people. Anything that gives the people with money a way to avoid paying for my service is bad for most of us
- munksbeer 1y agoThis is a slightly shallow way of looking at productivity gains. You benefit from productivity gains across every industry. Without consumers, there is no capital. So you, the consumer, benefit from increased productivity, even if it means that somewhere, someone, lost out. We just have to go back to the original luddite example. It is cliche for a reason. A quote: "The tragedy is that although these groups of workers did suffer from the deployment of new technology, over time, the general population benefitted from cheaper clothes, lower prices and new jobs in other sectors of the economy." Obviously, as a developer, I don't want to lose my career. But am I a hypocrite? Are you a hypocrite for buying anything that is now manufactured by automation, putting people out of jobs? I'd say yes.