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arjie an hour ago

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

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 34 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 27 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.