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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
Why stop there? Why the 1970s? It’d be way cheaper to live 1870s style. 600 sq foot wooden shack, no tv, eat what you grow or kill, no car at all.
Oh right because welcome to society and evolving lifestyles.
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I wasn't suggesting that as a plan (at all, actually). I take regular nice vacations, drive a vehicle that is filled with semi-conductors, and enjoy my smartphone.
Society as a whole has spent the productivity increases on higher standards of living, not on more leisure time.
As a whole we can consume the same amount of goods and services as we produce. There is no "free lunch" where we spend the productivity gains twice