In 1987, economist and Nobel laureate Robert Solow made a stark observation about the stalling evolution of the Information Age: Following the advent of transistors, microprocessors, integrated circuits, and memory chips of the 1960s, economists and companies expected these new technologies to disrupt workplaces and result in a surge of productivity. Instead, productivity growth slowed, dropping from 2.9% from 1948 to 1973, to 1.1% after 1973.

  • Ech@lemmy.ca
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    4 days ago

    Maybe. Until they start calling this out for the farce it is, I’m gonna blame them as much as the journalists pushing the hype.

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      4 days ago

      You’d be helped by learning something about social science rather than rail against it ignorantly. You could then make constructive critiques to improve everything.