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[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 37 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Each of those tasks was done by a fully grown adult. With time those adults had kids, and then those kids did those tasks. Through the generations we replaced those kids with individual machines, and then with more time we put those machines on wheels, and eventually those wheels grew up and became full grown adults.

[–] rollmagma@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Never underestimate the power of not wanting to be standing under the sun doing manual work.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That's why the machines are taking artistic jobs now.

[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

technological progress has been pushed forward by the simple truth of "farming fucking sucks"

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Yeah, fuck machines. Bring back manual labor!

[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Everytime I see any type of industrial machine I think this is some genius shit! I'm so dumb

[–] Gustephan@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I learned everything I know about combine harvesters from The Wurzels

[–] baggins@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Machine go brrrr

[–] Thebigguy@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago