Why isn’t new technology making us more productive?

Re:Why isn’t new technology making us more productive? by gitgud on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @07:18PM (#31498686)

> Today the average person crosses the Atlantic no faster than we did decades ago.

Innovation is driven by demand, and demand for faster travel times is mainly fueled by people wanting quicker business trips, not people on holidays.

Demand for business trips has waned dramatically due to the meteoric rise of video-conferencing. So businesses are spending less less time and money sending humans traveling around the world, which has had undeniable gains of productivity in businesses.

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Re:Why isn’t new technology making us more productive? by torginus on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @01:31AM (#31500935)

This is a tautological argument. Let's say computers didn't advance in the last 15 years - one could make the case they didn't get faster because they don't fundamentally do anything today they didn't do 15 years ago so we don't need them to be faster.

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Re:Why isn’t new technology making us more productive? by pixl97 on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @12:04AM (#31500500)

Exactly my thought. Why go over the ocean in hours when I can do it in milliseconds.

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