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No. Mechanical farm equipment arguably replaced way more jobs than any modern technological movement. And just look at the human potential it unlocked.
by cpursley 13y ago
No. Mechanical farm equipment arguably replaced way more jobs than any modern technological movement. And just look at the human potential it unlocked.
- anigbrowl 13y agoI'm not sure you read the article. What timescale are you making your assertions from, and what numbers are we talking about?
- jsnk 13y agoHave you read the article? The article actually says: >In 1900, 41 percent of Americans worked in agriculture; by 2000, it was only 2 percent.
- anigbrowl 13y agoMechanical farm equipment existed before 1900, and I also don't know whether the gp is referring to the US, globally, or what. That's why I'm asking.
- potatolicious 13y agoThat's a very generous definition of "job creation". Don't get me wrong, I'm not lamenting mechanized agriculture, but there's no way the inventor of combine harvester can look at modern civilization and go "I created that".
- dnautics 13y agoIndirectly. Would we be able to have artist communes without the combine harvester?
- hcarvalhoalves 13y agoI find it curious you don't consider mechanized farming as modern technology.
- cpursley 13y agoI mean electronic hardware & software.