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So This is Progress (Terry Jones, BBC, 1991)

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AI promised less work. I've never worked more

▲ 689 pointsstory by oorestisimeOct 27, 20261 comment mentionRead on HN ↗
“https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Em96NVxO9Q — So This is Progress (Terry Jones, BBC, 1991) Apparently, minute hands were added to clocks so factory owners could extract more work from their employees.…”— Razengan, when sharing this video · read the comment ↗
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“Math 2.0” will need to value mathematical progress more holistically

▲ 616 pointsstory by ent101Oct 8, 20261 comment mentionRead on HN ↗
“> What are these "greater things" that people can dedicate time to, when clearly even classically cerebral activities like mathematics can be automated away. Their applications? For example I'm not a …”— Razengan, when sharing this video · read the comment ↗
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