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The simplest answer is probably that we stopped spending 90% of our effort as a species on feeding ourselves. And sure, a lot of that freed up labor went to peo
by cmsmith 11y ago
The simplest answer is probably that we stopped spending 90% of our effort as a species on feeding ourselves. And sure, a lot of that freed up labor went to people becoming car salesmen or yoga instructors, but a lot of it also went to people becoming scientists and engineers.
- agumonkey 11y agoA good deal of humanity also started to "believe" in science and technology. Maybe for thousands of years people would live in spirits, gods and nature; but since the 19th century society keeps running after progress and feeds the research structure to do so. Think about it, until the 17th century, you'd risk death to dare question religion.