I came across a passage of text this week from about 200 years ago that should give us pause as we embark on further automation of the labor force.
It comes from Thomas Carlyle’s 1843 essay “Labour,” which was part of a larger work, “Past and Present.” He was a Scottish writer, philosopher and all-around dynamo who lived from 1795-1881. In “Labour,” he reminds us that work isn’t just a means to an end but an end itself, as work – and the overcoming of obstacles it demands – is necessary for happiness and self-worth.
And we moderns, and especially those […]
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