Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Nov 1, 2017My butler is called AlexaQuote TweetSamuel Hammond @hamandcheese·Nov 1, 2017Thats why no one has butlers any more. So if you think childcare is expensive now, just wait till the next productivity shock...Show this thread11
Samuel Hammond @hamandcheese·Nov 1, 2017Replying to @vgrIndeed. There have been productivity gains in many services. My supposition is that care services require a human touch, but maybe not.11
Samuel Hammond @hamandcheese·Nov 1, 2017Replying to @vgrIm skeptical of early childhood education research, but I suspect eye contact and being around flesh and blood humans is still v. important2
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Nov 1, 2017Replying to @hamandcheeseCan be faked. Check out the latest in humanoid robotics1