David Pierce

Yeah, and I actually think that is the right way to think about it, right? That it's not that we replaced floors of accountants with nothing or with one magical computer that does all of our accounting for us. We just changed the tools that we use. And in so many ways, the idea of our...

Yeah, and I actually think that is the right way to think about it, right? That it's not that we replaced floors of accountants with nothing or with one magical computer that does all of our accounting for us. We just changed the tools that we use. And in so many ways, the idea of our...

productivity being replaced by machines turns out to not be true nearly as much as it is the tools of our productivity are replaced by machines. And I think that's what we've seen with software, where we all went from adding machines and paper to doing the same, arguably more work with computers. And the same thing is going to happen with AI, right?

productivity being replaced by machines turns out to not be true nearly as much as it is the tools of our productivity are replaced by machines. And I think that's what we've seen with software, where we all went from adding machines and paper to doing the same, arguably more work with computers. And the same thing is going to happen with AI, right?

productivity being replaced by machines turns out to not be true nearly as much as it is the tools of our productivity are replaced by machines. And I think that's what we've seen with software, where we all went from adding machines and paper to doing the same, arguably more work with computers. And the same thing is going to happen with AI, right?

Like it wasn't that long ago that everybody was like, oh, because of the industrial revolution and then computers, we won't have to work 40 hours a week anymore. We're all gonna be so efficient with this new technology that we're just gonna work eight hours a week and get the same amount done. Whoops, that didn't happen. But I think that transition is exactly right.

Like it wasn't that long ago that everybody was like, oh, because of the industrial revolution and then computers, we won't have to work 40 hours a week anymore. We're all gonna be so efficient with this new technology that we're just gonna work eight hours a week and get the same amount done. Whoops, that didn't happen. But I think that transition is exactly right.

Like it wasn't that long ago that everybody was like, oh, because of the industrial revolution and then computers, we won't have to work 40 hours a week anymore. We're all gonna be so efficient with this new technology that we're just gonna work eight hours a week and get the same amount done. Whoops, that didn't happen. But I think that transition is exactly right.

And I think the thing that comes after accountants using Excel is the question.

And I think the thing that comes after accountants using Excel is the question.

And I think the thing that comes after accountants using Excel is the question.

I think your categorization is almost right. I think I would shift the Microsoft office and Google workspace more into the productivity tool thing. I think the way I've come to see it basically is like there's software you use every day. There's the software you hope you never have to use. And then there's the software you definitely never have to use.

I think your categorization is almost right. I think I would shift the Microsoft office and Google workspace more into the productivity tool thing. I think the way I've come to see it basically is like there's software you use every day. There's the software you hope you never have to use. And then there's the software you definitely never have to use.

I think your categorization is almost right. I think I would shift the Microsoft office and Google workspace more into the productivity tool thing. I think the way I've come to see it basically is like there's software you use every day. There's the software you hope you never have to use. And then there's the software you definitely never have to use.

And the software you definitely never have to use is like the stuff that runs the robots, right? There's like a person at your company whose job it is to use that software and no one else will ever touch it. And there's a ton of that software out there. That's everything from like compliance software, which is like vastly big and powerful and important.

And the software you definitely never have to use is like the stuff that runs the robots, right? There's like a person at your company whose job it is to use that software and no one else will ever touch it. And there's a ton of that software out there. That's everything from like compliance software, which is like vastly big and powerful and important.

And the software you definitely never have to use is like the stuff that runs the robots, right? There's like a person at your company whose job it is to use that software and no one else will ever touch it. And there's a ton of that software out there. That's everything from like compliance software, which is like vastly big and powerful and important.

And most people should never once in their lives have to encounter compliance software. So that's one side of it. All the way at the other side, you have the productivity tools, right? So that's like the Google docs and Gmail, Microsoft word and Excel and the stuff that people do their jobs inside of.

And most people should never once in their lives have to encounter compliance software. So that's one side of it. All the way at the other side, you have the productivity tools, right? So that's like the Google docs and Gmail, Microsoft word and Excel and the stuff that people do their jobs inside of.

And most people should never once in their lives have to encounter compliance software. So that's one side of it. All the way at the other side, you have the productivity tools, right? So that's like the Google docs and Gmail, Microsoft word and Excel and the stuff that people do their jobs inside of.