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When labor-saving technology doesn't actually save time or reduce busyness

Technology was supposed to give us more leisure time but I feel busier than people in old movies who didn't have any of these labor-saving devices.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Efficiency gains are often absorbed by increased expectations rather than converted to rest.

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