No Recent Automation Revolution
Star Wars used painstakingly crafted models and photography effects to produce the film. Now, people using modern tools can do much more, with considerably less work. The &#x27;jobs&#x27; analysis wouldn&#x27;t necessarily reveal that.<p>Taking inventory in a retail store used to be a paper and pencil mass bureaucracy - it&#x27;s now streamlined.<p>We don&#x27;t stand at the line anymore to withdraw or deposit money.<p>Secretaries don&#x27;t type memos.<p>Many newspapers are dropping photographers in lieu of training journalists on how to use their iPhones.<p>We don&#x27;t manage a lot of paper records anymore.<p>So a lot of things have accelerated, it might not show up in the job market, it may not even show up in the GDP if consumers are in fact getting all the surplus. Life can get a lot better in many ways without a hint of GDP growth. GDP growth usually only happens (all things being equal) if there is either more cost (edit: &#x27;maybe&#x27; bad for consumers but not necessarily), more profit taking (also bad for consumers), or more government spending (neutral 
 for the citizenry - depends on the efficiency of spending).