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A ton of jobs have become obsolete. The candlemaker did lose his job to technology. It’s not obvious that other sectors will be there to offer them a new one, s
by tapland 4y ago
A ton of jobs have become obsolete. The candlemaker did lose his job to technology. It’s not obvious that other sectors will be there to offer them a new one, so the fear is justified.
- anonymouskimmer 4y agoI believe that candles weren't cheap. I honestly wonder if we have fewer candlemakers as a percent of the population now as we did, if not in 1845, then in 1345?
- jprete 4y agoI agree, and it’s not even easy to switch careers. Retraining for some other work means learning a lot of new knowledge and skills, with a body and brain that are not nearly as good as they were at 20. The worker also takes a huge loss in income and status by starting again from the bottom. All this assumes that they even succeed at the change.