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...you necessarily come to the conclusion that under the domination of private property and wage-slavery, every new invention only makes his slavery heavier, his labor more degrading, the periods of slack work more frequent, the crisis sharper, and that the man who already has every conceivable pleasure for himself is the only one who profits by it.
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The loss of esthetic and instinctual gratification suffered by ordinary working men over two centuries of technological innovation that changed them from artisans and craftsmen into machine-minders and dial-readers must remain a matter of speculation.
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...technology will eventually enable us to slip swiftly through our allotted years with scarce enough sense of physical friction to be certain we are still alive.
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...the casual student of economics is frequently left with the impression that technological innovation cannot lead to unemployment...
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The worker with traditional job skills has been replaced by a worker with the specific technical skill required to operate a complicated piece. The machine no longer acts as an extension of the artisan; it has absorbed him.
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...the master alone profited from the increase of productive power brought about by the division of labor.
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Roar! and roar! machines of the mines;
As far away as Germiston
The noise you make must vex my soul
And echo in my ears
Like distant bells of booming brass.
They speak to me of splendid homes,
Of men made rich because of me,
Made richer by my poverty;
A bloodless used-up ox am I!
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...the clock represents an element of mechanical tyranny in the lives of modern men more potent than any individual exploiter or any other machine.
Chronology :
April 11, 2020 : Technology -- Added.
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