[HN Gopher] Americans are becoming less productive, and it's a r...
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Americans are becoming less productive, and it's a risk to the
economy
Author : metadat
Score : 13 points
Date : 2022-10-08 21:31 UTC (1 hours ago)
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| sschueller wrote:
| Maybe workers should benefit a bit from all the increase of
| productivity in the last two decades since thay haven't until
| maybe finally now.
| [deleted]
| theknocker wrote:
| metadat wrote:
| If we aren't slaving away the party will end? This doesn't sound
| like the best arrangement.
| ppjim wrote:
| I believe we are living a collective burnout.
| harshalizee wrote:
| I concur. Almost everyone in my circle are all either too burnt
| out, or just tired all the time to do anything else. The few
| lucky ones, who can afford to have quit or taken a sabbatical
| to pursue something else.
|
| I don't know if this is a large scale effect of long Covid, or
| everyone collectively too exhausted after dealing with
| everything the last two years. Something's gotta give.
| nomagicbullet wrote:
| > "In the end, [low productivity] could have a profound effect on
| the country's well-being, _according to economists._ "
|
| Not to minimize the rippling repercussions a of slow economic
| growth, but this article is entirely framed from an economic
| perspective. A valid perspective, but also an incomplete one.
|
| What about the impact to individual wellbeing? To community
| cohesion? To mental health?
|
| If we ask economists if workforce disenfranchisement is bad, they
| will always say yes. Slow productivity is bad for the economy,
| but is it really "bad" for humanity.
| chatterhead wrote:
| Don't worry; going to war kicks that number way the hell back up.
| Which is exactly what we are waiting to do.
|
| People have to feel the pain before they start believing the
| propaganda though so we have 1 more step left.
|
| Enjoy.
| aintmeit wrote:
| Yes, the noose tightens around the neck, but you're too dumb to
| notice.
| aintmeit wrote:
| I see there is some struggle understanding the antecedent
| that the pronoun _you_ refers to. To be clear, the noose is
| around _your_ neck, chatterhead. But you 'll learn sooner or
| later.
| stjohnswarts wrote:
| It's around our collective necks unless you're part of the
| 0.1%, or you live off grid in a cabin in the woods.
| Otherwise, you'll feel it.
| Buttons840 wrote:
| This thread is a waste. Plainly state what you mean. Don't
| make allegories. Don't speak figuratively. Say what you
| mean. And include supporting evidence if you have any.
| wetpaws wrote:
| Nobody cares
| mplewis wrote:
| Americans _are_ the American economy.
| norwalkbear wrote:
| Shouldn't the economy SERVE Americans? Just absurd and evil,
| people are human and don't just exist to serve to financial
| speculators.
| cratermoon wrote:
| Subtle here how "the economy" is used to mean "profits for
| employers and their investors".
|
| Also ironic that the 22yo profiled decided to quit and get his
| real estate license. As if that were a job never subject to
| bubbles and the whims of the financial markets.
| sp332 wrote:
| I'm really not sure how it's measured, since both corporate
| profits and real GDP are up.
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