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bwfan123yesterday at 4:51 PM1 replyview on HN

> Software will have its time in the sun again

Take a look at the history of the power loom which automated weaving in the 19th century. The number of handloom weavers dropped two orders of magnitude after the power loom.


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oidaryesterday at 10:25 PM

I think a more apt comparison is "human computers" and live telephone operators.