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Re:Why Doesn't Software Show Up in Productivity? by smoldesu on Monday August 16, 2021 @03:48PM (#28202055)
A lot of those jobs ultimately became redundant for people. Milk delivery makes no sense when you can choose your bottle down at the grocery store next time you're there. Bedside care became impractical as medical technology advanced, and electric trolleys are pretty cumbersome (especially alongside city streets).

Eventually, we realized that we could cut out the milkman: we laid off a lot of people in the process, but I'm sure the ice deliverymen are thankful that they no longer need to haul 25 pound bricks up New York staircases anymore.

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Re:Why Doesn't Software Show Up in Productivity? by beefman on Monday August 16, 2021 @03:57PM (#28202151)
Ice delivery is the only valid example of a reduntdant job here. My grandparents bought milk at the grocery store, too. And I get milk delivered with Instacart. Medical technology did not make bedside care impractical. Quite the opposite. More can now be done from the bedside. Not that a typical doctor's visit involves any meaningful use of technology. Of course there are many other reasons why bedside care is superior.
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Re:Why Doesn't Software Show Up in Productivity? by TheBestKorea on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @02:37PM (#28225369)
FYI trolleys were phased out due to auto oil and gas conglomerates buying and phasing out trolley companies and lobbying local governments to drop support.
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