Fair point about architecture: It's not fundamentally about automation, it's about efficiency (which automation typically supports). If you want to do more with

Fair point about architecture: It's not fundamentally about automation, it's about efficiency (which automation typically supports). If you want to do more with the same amount of people (or the same with less people), quite often, something's gonna give. Getting stuff as good as it used to be can be pretty tricky. I'd have to do a 30 minute drive to buy bread that's actually baked by a trained baker. Most of the bread bakeries carry is made industrially. The thing is: If things get cheaper, the consumers usually don't benefit primarily from that. For one, the company that reduces production costs will do what they can to keep the difference. If competition drives prices down and consumers actually end up needing less money, watch the salaries shrink (effectively), because to a degree they are tied to the cost of living. I'm not sure I'm getting this right, but I think it's worth considering.