Computers Reduce Efficiency: Case Studies of the Solow Paradox (2023)
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Computers Reduce Efficiency: Case Studies of the Solow Paradox (2023)
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Re: Computers Reduce Efficiency: Case Studies of the Solow Paradox (2023)
#2Case studies from the 80s, as productivity started improving again in the 90s.
I can actually remember Alan Greenspan discussing this, despite how young I was.
Re: Computers Reduce Efficiency: Case Studies of the Solow Paradox (2023)
#3Case studies from the 80s, as productivity started improving again in the 90s. I can actually remember Alan Greenspan discussing this, despite how young I was.
To be precise, the first study mentioned is from 2011, then 1989, 1987, then studies done in the 1990's.
Re: Computers Reduce Efficiency: Case Studies of the Solow Paradox (2023)
#4What's with a lot of the mentions of “computer” using what looks like a portmanteau with “retard”?! I know some famous people like Stallman do this, but I don't think it's perceived positively.
Re: Computers Reduce Efficiency: Case Studies of the Solow Paradox (2023)
#5What's with a lot of the mentions of “computer” using what looks like a portmanteau with “retard”?! I know some famous people like Stallman do this, but I don't think it's perceived positively.
Well, Stallman ain't perceived positively, either.
The author clearly has an axe to grind. I haven't read enough yet to decide whether they have valid point.
Re: Computers Reduce Efficiency: Case Studies of the Solow Paradox (2023)
#6Nobody can convince me computerization has not improved efficiency in industrial manufacturing. But computerization has probably lead to fewer people working in manufacturing.
Did overall efficiency decrease or increase?
Re: Computers Reduce Efficiency: Case Studies of the Solow Paradox (2023)
#7A classic example of this would be how some roles require endless spreadsheets, or individual updates to a CRM tool like Pipedrive.
CRM tools add a lot of overhead to what should be a simple process- letting your manager know what you’re up to.
Re: Computers Reduce Efficiency: Case Studies of the Solow Paradox (2023)
#8What's with a lot of the mentions of “computer” using what looks like a portmanteau with “retard”?! I know some famous people like Stallman do this, but I don't think it's perceived positively.
Well, Stallman ain't perceived positively, either. The author clearly has an axe to grind. I haven't read enough yet to decide whether they have valid point.
I couldn’t decide whether they had a valid point or whether they were engaging in some form of parody. Seems like an extreme case of Poe’s Law.
Re: Computers Reduce Efficiency: Case Studies of the Solow Paradox (2023)
#9At first I thought it was written in the 80ies, then I saw the author mention 1995 and it began to feel very strange that someone from the mid 90ies would rant against computers. Then I reached a section about LLM …
Re: Computers Reduce Efficiency: Case Studies of the Solow Paradox (2023)
#10What's with a lot of the mentions of “computer” using what looks like a portmanteau with “retard”?! I know some famous people like Stallman do this, but I don't think it's perceived positively.
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