'Economics in One Lesson' refutes this logic in its chapter "The Curse of Machinery" (http://steshaw.org/economics-in-one-lesson/chap07p1.html http://steshaw.or

'Economics in One Lesson' refutes this logic in its chapter "The Curse of Machinery" (http://steshaw.org/economics-in-one-lesson/chap07p1.html http://steshaw.org/economics-in-one-lesson/chap07p1.html). Some highlights: -- If we assert automation removes the need for labour. Then it follows that to maximize labour, we must make our jobs as inefficient as possible. -- Not only should we regard all future improvements as calamitys, but we must also regard all past technology with equal horror. -- Why should freight be carried from Chicago to New York by railroad when we could employ enormously more men, for example, to carry it all on their backs?