3.300 computers and progress (50)
Willard McCarty (MCCARTY@VM.EPAS.UTORONTO.CA)
Fri, 28 Jul 89 21:13:24 EDT
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 3, No. 300. Friday, 28 Jul 1989.
(1) Date: Fri, 28 Jul 89 08:37:17 CDT (12 lines)
From: "Kevin L. Cope" <ENCOPE@LSUVM>
Subject: Computers and the Multiplication of Toil
(2) Date: Fri, 28 Jul 89 18:52:00 EDT (19 lines)
From: NMILLER@TRINCC.BITNET
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Date: Fri, 28 Jul 89 08:37:17 CDT
From: "Kevin L. Cope" <ENCOPE@LSUVM>
Subject: Computers and the Multiplication of Toil
I enjoyed Mr. Evens's remarks concerning the tendency of improvements in
technology to increase the net amount of work or production in the world.
But I have one question. Do his figures take into account the decrease
in population (or at least population growth) that accomapnies prosperity?
Yes, a cheaper, more easily produced product will draw more buyers (good
(point), but is the supply of buyers unlimited? I've heard that population
growth tends to drop off as a function of the prosperity of a given
group of people. Thanks for your help.
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Date: Fri, 28 Jul 89 18:52:00 EDT
From: NMILLER@TRINCC.BITNET
These being the days of the Dog Star, we must expect a certain amount of
satire and harmless fooling-around. So at least I choose to view Dan
Evens' proposition that bringing computers to the campus has resulted in
lower costs which are then reflected in lower tuition.
Of course, if he's serious, we'll have to say something about it come
September.
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