Some previous discussion on Hacker News:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6513765" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6513765</a><p>300 points | 824 days ago | 120 comments<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9015092" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9015092</a><p>161 points | 336 days ago | 50 comments
A timeless read. It is almost sad to see how people who lived in in the early part of the twentieth century were so optimistic about technology. From Russell to Keynes, they all predicted an era of surplus where no one would have to work so hard. Instead, we got draconian working hours, rampant worker insecurity, and reptiles like Greenspan making public policy who think worker insecurity is good.