• pet the cat, walk the dog@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I mean, hordes of clerks and ‘unskilled’ workers are still mostly necessary so that food and goods to feed, house and clothe the 20% are delivered properly. Otherwise it would be Ayn Rand’s utopia where geniuses make stuff all day while being supplied by magic.

    • BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      True we need everyone to keep the system going but maintenance isn’t progress, few can push the envelope in a meaningful way, while many can ruin the progress made and create a backslide into shittier times