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by gertlex 1389 days ago
Honest question that came to mind with these numbers:

While some fraction has gone to the corporations/shareholders ("capitalists"), what fraction of the productivity gains has turned into cheaper consumer goods, aka (can't point at the data, just many who comment on it) the populace owns a lot more 'stuff' like electronics than they did 43 years ago, aka QOL gains resulting from productivity.

Or is it just silly of me to not assume that ~100% of gained productivity went straight into corporations'/shareholders' pockets?