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Re:The Long History of Nobody Wants to Work Anymore by usrbinbash on Sunday July 30, 2023 @03:03PM (#36934746)
> Demand for resources across the world has increased dramatically as everyone’s living standard increased.

As has productivity.

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Re:The Long History of Nobody Wants to Work Anymore by bayindirh on Monday July 31, 2023 @01:18AM (#36939060)
Increasing productivity brought is more complex goods, and they take longer to build. Hence, the throughput didn’t increase as much.

Also some industries can barely keep up. We have seen this during the pandemic. “Chip crisis” is a great example.

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