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alexpotatoyesterday at 6:14 PM2 repliesview on HN

My dad has a great quote on computers and automation:

"In the 1970s when office computers started to come out we were told:

'Computers will save you SO much effort you won't know what to do with all of your free time'.

We just ended up doing more things per day thanks to computers."


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perilunartoday at 3:48 AM

It’s Solow’s paradox: “You can see the computer age everywhere, except in productivity statistics.” — Nobel Prize-winning American economist Robert Solow, in 1987

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joshdavhamtoday at 3:47 AM

Your dad sounds like a wise man!