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I have no problem with automation, per se. For example, women are now able to play a much larger role in the workforce because of automation such as the washing machine, dryer, and microwave, with benefits accruing to the economy and overall community well-being. Humans are meant to do hard things with their minds, not just their bodies, so I welcome technological innovations that permit us greater time for critical thinking.

However, I bemoan the ways in which such innovations rob us of that very opportunity by discouraging creativity, independent thought, and the exercise of our reason.

Remember--it's the tool's wielder, not the tool, that can build us up or tear us down.

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In 1870, 75% of the US Labor force was egaged in producing food. Through automation, today thiis is two percent.

]We're sttill heree.

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Wonderful context. I should note that longshoremen used to use handtrucks and manual labor to unload ships. Now they use cranes to remove containers. .

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I'm sure they didn't reject that automation, right?

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I bet they did.

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