Book · 1987 · Keynesian economics
Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren
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100 years ago, the economist John Maynard Keynes wrote an essay called Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren.
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I just want to mention uh K's famous essay uh economic possibilities for our grandchildren which he wrote in 1930 which is you know was one of the things it's interesting about.
By the way, as ue Keynes famously said, it was his essay, I think, was Economic Prospects for Our Grandchildren, which was basically that.
Marc Andreessen The Ben & Marc Show · May 2024 And that is that um we haven't been trained as John Maynard Keynes points out in a famous essay called economic possibilities for our grandchildren.
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Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren by John Maynard Keynes is a famous 1930 essay examining technological progress, productivity, and the future reduction of the workweek. On The Diary Of A CEO, Pete Buttigieg mentioned John Maynard Keynes's essay while discussing how automation and modern technology impact productivity and the overall length of the working week. Russ Roberts brought up the essay on EconTalk to contrast historical predictions of technological advancement and work reduction with the futuristic ideas of Nicholas Bostrom. On The Ben & Marc Show, Marc Andreessen referenced the work by John Maynard Keynes to discuss historical predictions regarding automation and work hours. Finally, Jacob Howland referenced John Maynard Keynes's essay on EconTalk regarding how humanity has not been properly trained for leisure time. Across these different podcast episodes, speakers consistently returned to this seminal text to frame modern anxieties and speculations surrounding artificial intelligence, automation, productivity gains, and the evolving role of work in contemporary human society. The enduring relevance of the essay highlights how profoundly Keynes anticipated the structural economic questions that continue to preoccupy modern thinkers and technologists today.
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Jacob Howland and that is that um we haven't been trained as John Maynard Keynes points out in a famous essay called econ… 1
“and that is that um we haven't been trained as John Maynard Keynes points out in a famous essay called economic possibilities for our grandchildren”
Marc Andreessen By the way, as ue Keynes famously said, it was his essay, I think, was Economic Prospects for Our Grandchil… 1
“By the way, as ue Keynes famously said, it was his essay, I think, was Economic Prospects for Our Grandchildren, which was basically that.”
Pete Buttigieg 100 years ago, the economist John Maynard Keynes wrote an essay called Economic Possibilities for Our Grand… 1
“100 years ago, the economist John Maynard Keynes wrote an essay called Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren.”
Russ Roberts I just want to mention uh K's famous essay uh economic possibilities for our grandchildren which he wrote i… 1
“I just want to mention uh K's famous essay uh economic possibilities for our grandchildren which he wrote in 1930 which is you know was one of the things it's interesting about”
