Capitalism is supposed to have this great impact, increasing efficiency etc etc. If this is the end result why aren't the majority of people able to survive on less hours of labor, instead of needing more to survive? Also why are we producing more and more resources in more and more inefficient ways (I mean just look at how we feed cows corn, that takes more overall labor and is worse for the environment and people's health, but costs less so it is the only way it is done on the large scale)