what i think renders the productivity boost so ambiguous is the choice to take out at all rather than eat in. 1/

speaking from personal preferences, i eat in much less. post-COVID, i think of closely shared indoor public spaces like swimming in a sewer. but i get less value than when i merrily ate in public restaurants. it's a loss of total value even though an increase in measured productivity. 2/

(i desperately seek restaurants with outdoor seating. but why should they, if takeout is so much more efficient for them?) /fin