alt Hacker Newswell productivity gains are largely met with higher standard of living, quality of life and the upward movement of the lowest classes, for one.
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p-e-w • today at 1:10 AM
That hasn’t been true for decades in the West, even though per-capita productivity has been steadily rising since WW2.
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That's not generally true in the US over the last 40 years, where the gains from productivity increases have been accumulated almost entirely by the top classes.
Yes, lower classes have access to many more conveniences then they might have had in earlier decades, but they are working far more hours, and their expected lifespan has started decreasing.