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Exactly. We have 50 years of computer driven exponential growth and not a fucking thing is better for us. We don’t work less, travel more, be richer, live a better life, or have a better future for the planet. It should make everyone anti-capitalist.

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Data I’ve seen suggests otherwise. Care to engage with me so that we can figure out where the discrepancy lies?

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You’re joking, right? A peasant in the 1200s would work less than a regular person today.

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Do you think an average person in 13th century had a better quality of life than an average person living in the 21st century?

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