@paulg You are wrong. Inequality is a result of choices we make as a society. It is not a technological inevitability!
All progress in tools increases economic inequality. Tools multiply output, and the bottom end of the range is always zero.
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@timoreilly That has a nice sound to it, but I can disprove it simply by going on vacation for a year. - Show replies
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@paulg the european answer to this is wealth redistribution, one way or another -
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@paulg not *all* tools multiply output. Some make it possible for people with certain handicaps to go from 0 to something. -
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@paulg completely ignores effects of parental income, let alone inherited wealth.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg I'd say this tries to evade the key distinction between concave & convex work: https://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2013/04/03/gervais-macleod-21-why-does-work-suck/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg but it also feels like the shape of the distribution is changing, not simply the scale.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg@markbao Read this immediately after@qikipedia 's factoid about stone axes staying the same for 60K generations... InterestingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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