See the second comment on this article. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47976781
See @emp17344 responding to me.
It's saying that: cost vs revenue is something we can see.
If I buy a plow for $2,500 and it enables growth of $5000, then arguing "the plow was expensive" is a moot point.
It doesn't make any argument about measured productivity, only investment vs return.
Theres hundreds of MBAs who know this and it’s used to squeeze the workforce.
Thats why its the default thinking from them, because it works sometimes.
I think you missed something.
It's saying that: cost vs revenue is something we can see.
If I buy a plow for $2,500 and it enables growth of $5000, then arguing "the plow was expensive" is a moot point.
It doesn't make any argument about measured productivity, only investment vs return.