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It is true that especially before WWII the household services market was not yet fully financialized, but that does not mean those "jobs" were not done. The im
by PeterStuer 5y ago
It is true that especially before WWII the household services market was not yet fully financialized, but that does not mean those "jobs" were not done.
The impact of that automation was hard to overestimate, as all of a sudden there were nearly twice the number of workers available, As the economic system adjusted it was the end of being able to live on one full-time income for the average family. Those hours gained from household automation where swiftly recouped in mandatory wage earning for most.
- GrigoriyMikh 5y ago> but that does not mean those "jobs" were not done Still, i'm not sure if any significant % of population was occupied in those jobs. > As the economic system adjusted it was the end of being able to live on one full-time income for the average family. By automation you mean industrialization of society? I maybe wrong, but industrialization only lead to urbanization, which separated older and younger generations which lead to "atomic family", still patriarchal in it's essence. Decay of which(as well as one full-time income per family) came only later in 20th century.