I used to work in construction. When I saw the first new tool demonstration, I thought, “Cool!” After the 50th, I thought “Great. Another thing to make working easier so we can just work more.”
But in all seriousness you’re right, but that lies right at the heart of the “productivity vs pay” debate. We create all sorts of new tools (coughautomationcough) that increase our productivity, but the only people who reap the benefits of that are the capitalists who now have time to play two rounds of golf on Tuesday instead of one.
We create better tools to enable work to be easier. But now we’re expected to produce more instead of have a better work-life balance.
I used to work in construction. When I saw the first new tool demonstration, I thought, “Cool!” After the 50th, I thought “Great. Another thing to make working easier so we can just work more.”
I mean, new tools are still probably a good thing if it means less damage to one’s body over time.
You know what else reduces bodily damage?
Being home 😆
But in all seriousness you’re right, but that lies right at the heart of the “productivity vs pay” debate. We create all sorts of new tools (coughautomationcough) that increase our productivity, but the only people who reap the benefits of that are the capitalists who now have time to play two rounds of golf on Tuesday instead of one.
We create better tools to enable work to be easier. But now we’re expected to produce more instead of have a better work-life balance.
But on the flip side, new tools are pretty cool.