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Winning is relative (sh.itjust.works)
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[-] AstralWeekends@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago

The problem in the US is that increasing productivity among individuals is not scaling evenly with increasing benefits for individuals. So despite the success of large scale agriculture or the efficiency offered by computers, it feels like "productivity for productivity's sake" at best or "productivity for the wealthiest individuals' sake" at worst. It is not productive for me to work harder at my job because it does not translate to any tangible benefit for me, my family, or my community. To me, this is what makes "productivity" feel like an abstract concept.

this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2023
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