Ryan Avent considers various theories for relation between wages, machine use, productivity.
in my image i show the Worker in historical perspective. from the undernourished, blood-spitting proletarian barely earning his sustenance, through highly skilled, well-paid professional of late 20th century, to the current undereducated serf, cheerfully pushing buttons (or some similar idiotic task) on the money-making "intelligent" machine.

made: 2018-08-11

link: www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/08/02/the-industrial-revolution-could-shed-light-on-modern-productivity

keywords: machines industrialisation wage pay robot salary skill work worker workers production productivity