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[–]horatioherbert 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

No working class in self sufficient agrarian existence. My point is contemporary working class hasn’t fared well in jobs with advances in technology and you chime in with 10,000 year old agricultural living

[–]wecandobetter 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

....except that agricultural societies only began to emerge 10000 years ago. I'd even argue the process of keeping plants and animals to eat instead of chasing them down is a form of automation.

[–]horatioherbert 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Indeed the knowledge to construct a pen for livestock and using dogs/falcons to hunt is technology, so undoubtedly the overall effect of technology has been positive on humanity(machines of war aside). The post specifically referred to technology putting unskilled people out of work to which I agree. One function of the state is labor