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People don't think nearly aggressively enough about what "automated" means. In the 18th century, farmers were 90% of the labor force. By the end of the 19th, they were less than 40%. Now, they're around 2%.

Automation is not a new thing. Imagine if the people who built the pyramids had trucks.



I agree, but I am skeptical of the information age's ability to guarantee employment for a large proportion of the population relative to agriculture (when everyone had to work for there to be enough food) and industrialization (where industry required a large human labor force).

There was a commenter on HN who said once: "When cars replaced carriages, did the horses get new jobs?"




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