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[โ€“] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

When was it economically viable to replace hand-sewn lumber with lumber mills?

When they did it. Because they could process a huge amount more lumber. I'm not sure I understand.

[โ€“] Marin_Rider@aussie.zone 4 points 10 months ago

what they are saying is that in the past, technological leaps meant increases in productivity and generally freed the displaced workers into new careers, but this time the sheer scale of change that is imminent doesn't leave time for that. it's going to be bad