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Depends on how close you were to the 1800s -- widespread steam power & hydraulic mining. Mining shovels became worthless. People who owned exploitable resource
by ethbr0 6y ago
Depends on how close you were to the 1800s -- widespread steam power & hydraulic mining.
Mining shovels became worthless. People who owned exploitable resources continued to make money. (Also, denim)
- deeblering4 6y agoIt's a figure of speech. "Shovels" being the tools, e.g. shovels, hydraulic equipment, etc.
- ethbr0 6y agoPoint being that "shovels" change. Everyone always wants water or gold.