> Slavery and scientific management were good at extracting productivity gains from slaves/workers in fields and factories. Most of the economic metrics we use today were invented then. Interestingly modern accounting is closely intertwined with the history of slavery. That’s the subject of a book titled Accounting for #Slavery by #CaitlinRosenthal which examines how slavery laid the foundation of American capitalism
https://laetitiaatwork.substack.com/p/5-reasons-why-i-dont-want-to-be-productive
#LaëtitiaVitaud #Vitaud #Productivity #Accounting