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Re:U.S. workers have gotten way less productive. No one is s... by TeMPOraL on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @10:25AM (#33421651)
> Ever seen Mad Men? There was literally a full floor full of human beings typing out bullshit letters on typewriters because computers didn't exist in the era.

That's my point: those people received salaries for typing out those letters, making the cost of it clearly visible to the business.

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Re:U.S. workers have gotten way less productive. No one is s... by mbesto on Thursday November 03, 2022 @02:53PM (#33455630)
So your point is "we visibly saw the cost before, but no longer see the cost now with tech. Therefore we can conclude that the invisible cost now outweighs the visible cost...because ummmm it's not longer visible?"

Explain that one to me.

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