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.
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
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.
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