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Old 06-23-2008, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Skerlnik View Post
Ttrue, and that's basic econ theory, yes. But, it makes me wonder where the wheel stops, at what point do we/should we/will we simply not bother to make anything here anymore, and become a purely service economy?

And, is that what we want? I have no idea.
At the point when machines can do it. You can have a fleet of 100% robotic tractors take care of thousands of acres of farm land with no human help. We now have much of the cars are made by machine, the human input is getting smaller and smaller, so they move on to do something else, services. Eventually, we'll get to a state where people will only need to work 10 hours a day to get all their needs.
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