Just like how the car gave us back so many more hours to spend actually living instead of working. And the washing machine. And the computer. And the Internet.

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eru an hour ago | parent | next [-]

The washing machine and dishwasher definitely did.

I don't own a car, so I can't comment on that.

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raincole an hour ago | parent [-]

They release women from housekeeping... to workplaces.

	▲	yen223 3 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		You should ask a working woman if she'd rather be at home doing dishes and laundry by hand without pay

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arjie an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

All of these things have been marvelous. The washing machine in particular is such a marvel that almost all Amish use one.

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left-struck 41 minutes ago | parent [-]

While our time working at home has definitely gone down, our time at work hasn’t though. The point is our employers just expect more, and the benefits of whatever new efficiency is gained, if any, are not passed onto those at the bottom or middle.

	▲	hakimg 35 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Hours spent at work have also gone down over the decades and leisure time has gone up. Even if that stat wasn't true and we all spent the same amount of time working more productively then that would still be good for society at large. This attitude of unwillingness to do anything except for direct personal gain isn't good for the world and isn't good for yourself.
	▲	jaggederest 28 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		This is the fault of the distribution of the benefits, not of the technologies themselves, at least in so far as they don't actively accelerate the shift of value from labor to capital. Washing machines reduce drudgery no matter who owns them.

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seanmcdirmid 35 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Increased productivity is nothing to sneeze at even if you work the same amount of hours. The real problem with AI is that the productivity benefits are focused with the owners and not the workers.

	▲	eru 2 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> The real problem with AI is that the productivity benefits are focused with the owners and not the workers. What makes you think so? What evidence do we have one way or another?

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qsera an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

>actually living...

Watching TV...Or consuming social media..

	▲	eru 2 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Who am I to judge what other people decide to do with their freetime. It's not like lurking on HN is morally superior.