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> When tractors and dump trucks removed the need for masses of people to move dirt, it didn't create more jobs of moving dirt around since those jobs could also
by robertlagrant 1y ago
> When tractors and dump trucks removed the need for masses of people to move dirt, it didn't create more jobs of moving dirt around since those jobs could also be tackled by more tractors and dump trucks
It created dump truck driver / maintenance / engineer / safety / fuel supply / parts factoring / etc jobs. I wouldn't say that's an example of creating zero jobs.
- hearsathought 1y ago> It created dump truck driver / maintenance / engineer / safety / fuel supply / parts factoring / etc jobs. Those are primarily intellectual/service jobs. > I wouldn't say that's an example of creating zero jobs. I never said it didn't create zero jobs. Reread my comment. I said it created more intellectual/service jobs. It's the first line of my comment.
- robertlagrant 1y agoTrue, but it's confusing. The comment you were replying to said this: > Automation has already created more job opportunities, why should this be any different? Jobs don't go away, they just transform Which seemed to be what you're arguing against at the same time.