Why You Feel More Productive But the Economy Isn’t

Note to Self

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🗓️ 9 March 2016

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Douglas Rushkoff, author of "Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus," argues that our fixation on "growth" has made us less financially secure, with big consequences for our communities.

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0:00.0	You're so productive.
0:07.4	Quick, call an Uber to get to your workspace after your dentist appointment runs late.
0:12.6	No time to go out for lunch, so just order through seamless and get back to editing that
0:16.6	Google Doc with those four other freelancers in three different time zones.
0:20.3	You gotta remember though to calculate those quarterly earnings and put together that
0:24.2	PowerPoint before Friday.
0:26.1	I mean, sure you got bogged down in four meetings yesterday and you have 37 emails
0:30.4	you need to respond to.
0:32.4	And when you think about it, you aren't really making much more money than you did in 2010
0:36.6	plus with your new rent increase, you sure aren't saving any money.
0:40.4	But all in all, it really feels like you get more done faster than ever before.
0:46.9	And as long as everything keeps going like this, and no one in your family gets sick
0:50.8	and your company, the company keeps growing and giving you work, it's all good, right?
1:00.6	It's note to self the tech show about being human.
1:03.9	I'm a new summer ody.
1:05.7	Today we ask a big, hairy question.
1:09.1	Why has all this new technology and wealth and new ways of working made us feel less financially
1:16.6	secure?
1:21.8	And actually, why is it made some people really, really mad?
1:27.9	Think about it.
1:29.2	Uber is valued at $62.5 billion.
1:33.2	But the drivers alleged they have to work 60 to 80 hours a week just to cover their costs.
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