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Usefulness of Technology
Smartphones and the internet haven't provided a sharp increase in productivity, as compared to the other revolutionary inventions like Television, Air-conditioning or Jet Planes.
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The Solow Paradox
The Solow Paradox suggests that automation and computerization aren't taking our jobs, but are adding to our overall workload, taking away our leisure time.
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Hours worked vs Income
The average working hours have declined only 6 percent, while income has increased at a decent rate per year.
The economy has actually grown even after automation, due to the addition of workers.
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The Automation Myth
For decades, we have believed that automation and huge leaps in technology will take away most of our jobs and there will be widespread unemployment.
A new study shows that this belief is incorrect. Job growth and living standards have continued to rise on an average scale.
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An amazing piece of Technology
- If you time-traveled to the 1960s, or the 1980s, and tried to describe smartphones to the people you met, they wouldn’t believe you.
- It is an all-in-one piece of tech that lets you do practically anything.
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Key parts of planes
- Fuel tanks: The fuel is safely packed inside the plane's enormous wings.
- Landing gear: Planes take off and land on wheels. The wheels are retracted into the undercarriage by hydraulic rams to reduce drag when the plane is in the sky.
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