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Slavery could not have postponed this. Automation is inevitable. We would still have things like the tractor and the combine even if slavery were still permit
by rukittenme 10y ago
Slavery could not have postponed this. Automation is inevitable. We would still have things like the tractor and the combine even if slavery were still permitted.
- acjohnson55 10y agoInterestingly, technology, in the form of the cotton gin, actually made slavery in America more viable. So the relationship between automation and labor demand isn't necessarily trivial. But I would agree that it seems like in today's society, automation will indeed substantially decrease the demand for labor.
- mattnewton 10y agoRight, if labor is cheap automation will take the form of augmenting it instead of supplanting it; think call centers instead of kiosks.