The author's first personal computer in 1984 was a Mac, and at the time it could only create a 12 page document. "You had to kind of talk yourself into the fact that it was a time saver," he says. The productivity increases just for research alone have been 'extraordinary'
Kevin Kelly talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about measuring productivity in the internet age and recent claims that the U.S. economy has entered a prolonged period of stagnation. Then the conversation turns to the potential of robots to change the quality of our daily lives.