Re:The 'Hidden' Costs of Great Abstractions
by AdieuToLogic on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @11:22PM
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> All else being equal, the return of high-touch recruiting work is of course a reduction in industrial productivity and a negative contribution to economic growth. But it does generate more jobs!
When the problem definition is "companies want applicants who are known to be humans having a minimally vetted work history", Occam's Razor[0] implies people can do so efficiently. If for no other reason than it being trivial for one person to converse with another.
How would the above result in:
... of course a reduction in industrial productivity and a
negative contribution to economic growth.
When the problem definition is "companies want applicants who are known to be humans having a minimally vetted work history", Occam's Razor[0] implies people can do so efficiently. If for no other reason than it being trivial for one person to converse with another.
How would the above result in:
?0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor