alt Hacker NewsIt's not just technology, it's very hard to detect the effect of inventions in general on productivity. There was a paper pointing out that the invention of the steam engine was basically invisible in the productivity statistics:
It's not just technology, it's very hard to detect the effect of inventions in general on productivity. There was a paper pointing out that the invention of the steam engine was basically invisible in the productivity statistics:
The first steam engine was invented by a Turk and he used it solely to make kebab spin. Never thought about using it for anything else.