The Weird Paradox: We could work less - but don't.
We already reached: productivity levels Keynes predicted for leisure
But instead: 👉 we kept working?!
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@gsc "I guess we have to choose where productivity frees us, and where it enslaves us by driving our demands, ever reaching for more."
Good point. I think that's exactly right. Productivity can free us by reducing necessity, but it can also trap us by constantly expanding what feels necessary.
Pretty Gnostic Machine
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