Productivity Is Destroying Our Society.

The central claim is that digital tools have not delivered the productivity and freedom they promised: knowledge workers report feeling more fragmented, busy and burned out despite having more tools than earlier generations. The article attributes this "productivity paradox" to always-on devices that fragment attention, to work that has no clear end point, and to employer expectations of 24/7 availability that spill work into evenings, weekends and vacations. Sociologist Richard Sennett is cited as arguing that flexible, project-based work often hides excessive demands and overwork, and Manuel Castells as arguing that informational work blurs time boundaries. The article concludes that solving the problem requires rethinking how work is valued and structured, not just personal time management.