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Analogous viewpoint in the Eighteenth Century: "90% of the human race consists of agricultural laborers, mostly unfree (slaves or serfs). Steam-powered machiner
by Turing_Machine 3y ago
Analogous viewpoint in the Eighteenth Century: "90% of the human race consists of agricultural laborers, mostly unfree (slaves or serfs). Steam-powered machinery will put almost all of those people out of work, turning the vast majority of humans into food-consuming sloths".
Somehow that didn't happen, though.
- an_aparallel 3y agoit didnt happen?? not sure if you missed the /s ??
- CamperBob2 3y agoIt did happen, and... it was fine. Agriculture's share of the labor force went from something like 70% in the early 20th century to something like 5% now. You have a higher purpose than doing a robot's job badly -- or a farmer's. Find it.