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arrow-up1120arrow-down1external-linkShould I start worrying about my job?www.theverge.comDiogenesTheGreat@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 个月前message-square62fedilink
minus-squareMxM111@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down6·4 个月前When productivity increases (as it has been doing for ages) the manufacturing output increases. That’s what normally happens.
minus-squarejust another dev@lemmy.my-box.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-24 个月前But the amount of workers will only stay the same if demand grows at the same rate as the production output.
minus-squareMxM111@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down4·4 个月前Well, the price goes down, or/end the salaries go up, or resources are freed for new investments…
minus-squarejust another dev@lemmy.my-box.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-24 个月前Only in the last case there is a chance that the amount of jobs will remain the same, the other cases will lead to lost jobs.
minus-squareMxM111@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·4 个月前Prices going down leads to increased demand and expansion. Salaries (everywhere) going up lead to increased demand and expansion.
When productivity increases (as it has been doing for ages) the manufacturing output increases. That’s what normally happens.
But the amount of workers will only stay the same if demand grows at the same rate as the production output.
Well, the price goes down, or/end the salaries go up, or resources are freed for new investments…
Only in the last case there is a chance that the amount of jobs will remain the same, the other cases will lead to lost jobs.
Prices going down leads to increased demand and expansion. Salaries (everywhere) going up lead to increased demand and expansion.