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_newsalt_ t1_ivmw7i6 wrote

Reply to comment by chuckmckinnon in More people are employed in clean energy than in fossil fuels by kickresume

This is a great answer.

Capitalism is all about adding value. More output for less input increases wealth for everyone.

Imagine if grain still had to be harvested by hand. Each person harvesting would only be able to do say 1 acre per day. Then have to thresh by hand after. Which you cold maybe do 5 acres a day with a horse and then haul to a bin.

So 12 hours cut plus 3 hours thresh plus 1 hour transport per acre

A modern custom operation charges about $25 per acre for harvesting service.

So if done by hand the labour would only be worth $1.6 per hour.

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