chasing efficiency
How to Win with Automation (Hint: It's Not Chasing Efficiency)
In 1900, 30 million people in the United States were farmers. By 1990 that number had fallen to under 3 million even as the population more than tripled. So, in a matter of speaking, 90% of American agriculture workers lost their jobs, mostly due to automation. Yet somehow, the 20th century was still seen as an era of unprecedented prosperity. In the decades to come, we are likely to see similar shifts.