I agree it's what the 'next economy' will look like, but it's also what the 'last economy' looked like. Prior to the entire tech movement was agriculture, resou

I agree it's what the 'next economy' will look like, but it's also what the 'last economy' looked like. Prior to the entire tech movement was agriculture, resource harvesting and material manufacturing. Previously farming was done by hand, now a single machine replaces a hundred workers. Previously coal was mined by hand, now a single machine replaces thousands of workers. Previously trees were axed by hand and sluiced by river, now you can clear a forest with a couple machines and a couple skilled operators. Previously producing cloth required massive numbers of skilled workers, then the loom was invented. I often see this argument that we're in some unprecedented state of replacing labor with automation. I don't see any proof of that. I think we replaced labor with automation at a much faster pace during the industrial revolution and made it out just fine. I'd love to see some stats on the differences if anyone has them.