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A comment on Ask HN: Were we more productive 10, 15, or 20 years ago?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Were we more productive 10, 15, or 20 years ago? by simonsarris on Sunday March 11, 2018 @10:24AM (#16563111)
Your task is to write a novel like Moby Dick.

I suspect there are not as many people with the concentration to do so as there used to be. I think that's what OP is getting at.

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Re:Ask HN: Were we more productive 10, 15, or 20 years ago? by maxerickson on Sunday March 11, 2018 @12:04PM (#16563469)
A smaller percentage perhaps.

There's almost certainly more people with the time and concentration to write a novel than there has ever previously been.

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