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People don't think nearly aggressively enough about what "automated" means. In the 18th century, farmers were 90% of the labor force. By the end of the 19th, th
by beat 11y ago
People don't think nearly aggressively enough about what "automated" means. In the 18th century, farmers were 90% of the labor force. By the end of the 19th, they were less than 40%. Now, they're around 2%.
Automation is not a new thing. Imagine if the people who built the pyramids had trucks.
- rm_-rf_slash 11y agoI agree, but I am skeptical of the information age's ability to guarantee employment for a large proportion of the population relative to agriculture (when everyone had to work for there to be enough food) and industrialization (where industry required a large human labor force). There was a commenter on HN who said once: "When cars replaced carriages, did the horses get new jobs?"