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Yeah, the idea of automation replacing manual labor to free the workers for higher value work never really panned out. All the free thought got automated and th
by version_five 5y ago
Yeah, the idea of automation replacing manual labor to free the workers for higher value work never really panned out. All the free thought got automated and the only reason people are needed is because they are best at grabbing and manipulating arbitrarily shaped objects. It feels inhumane.
- TulliusCicero 5y agoIt actually did. Very few people are needed to do basic farm labor compared to 150 years ago, and way more people are in jobs that involve minimal manual labor and instead necessitate education.