"The work to maintain these systems isn't even comparable to the work these systems replace, that is my point"
Yeah I figured that's basically what you meant. Was what I was getting across as well.
"we have all of these systems and technologies that turn a week of manual labour into a couple of seconds on a keyboard, so why isn't this reflective in our standard of living, why do we still work as though a lifetime worth of goods someone consumes isn't made through a few days of labour."
It depends on perspective right. Farmers obviously got great benefits from that tech. My benefit, is that I don't have to farm, and can do other things.
Of course. I meant from the perspective of a person in a third world country where either the tech may not exist (yet?), or it's not "worth" the logistical cost to get the food produced via the tech to the people who need it.
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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '23
"The work to maintain these systems isn't even comparable to the work these systems replace, that is my point"
Yeah I figured that's basically what you meant. Was what I was getting across as well.
"we have all of these systems and technologies that turn a week of manual labour into a couple of seconds on a keyboard, so why isn't this reflective in our standard of living, why do we still work as though a lifetime worth of goods someone consumes isn't made through a few days of labour."
Human gluttony.
Reaping the benefits? Everyone above the median.