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Re:AI Added 'Basically Zero' to US Economic Growth Last Year... by bwestergard on Monday February 23, 2026 @08:47PM (#47131823)
"These revolutions improved efficiency and quality of life"

I'm genuinely not sure. We are all computer people in this forum, so it may have improved our lives. But for many people, information technology has lessened the time spent in a given week or year on activities they find meaningful.

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Re:AI Added 'Basically Zero' to US Economic Growth Last Year... by wefzyn on Monday February 23, 2026 @08:57PM (#47131892)
True. The point remains the same. GDP isn’t measuring “meaningfulness,” and it also doesn’t measure “stress” very well either. Tech can change daily life massively in either direction without moving GDP much.
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