Automation actually can't increase productivity in a service economy. When everyone is waiters and hairdressers automating 10% of blue collar workers in industry won't mean much at all,(reply>), Automate services. I always dreamt of a fully automated restaurant.,(reply>), @Ted Archer You should spend time in one of those terrible 70's developments. You can install the Internet and still feel miserable.,(reply>), @LordF internet access doesn't count,(reply>), @Ted Archer We definitely have.,(reply>), @LordF if it's so easy to make house building more effective, then why haven't we seen any improvement in residential housing in the last 50 years?