[WalterBright]

> I've never been convinced that efficiency and automation would result in fewer jobs.

It hasn't in 250 years of automation.

[paulryanrogers]

For how many thousands of years did innovation only increase the employment of horses? Until suddenly their employment suddenly dropped, and hasn't increased in a century.

[WalterBright]

Your analogy only works if people are horses. If you could employ a horse as an office manager, you might have something.

[paulryanrogers]

Compared to future AI we may be horses. Or even just comparing those who can automate to those who cannot.

Regardless time will tell

[c_o_n_v_e_x]

The number of people working in agriculture has shrunk significantly.