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[–] Razgriz@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Simple. What "productive" entails has been evolving alongside tech advances.

A person today is expected to handle more work within a week that people achieved in a month a couples decades ago.

[–] nivenkos@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Here they mean economic productivity though - gross product / # employees.

It's more industry based, but use of automation and machinery plays a big role too.

[–] FUBAR@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s what the poster said. One person producing more work than a person decades ago

[–] nivenkos@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but maybe the issue is that people's work doesn't correspond to output.

Like the "Bullshit Jobs" phenomenon.

[–] Nighed@sffa.community 6 points 1 year ago

Thats the point of the article, we have been getting more productive, but have stalled.