First? First mechanisms were invented during the Bronze Age, maybe even earlier.
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Yeah, I was thinking maybe the Luddites/weavers might be the first job loss victims but you're probably right.
In bronze age, there were no jobs. People did what had to be done collectively and had a lot of leisure time
I think you might mean quite a bit earlier than the bronze age? I'm not an expert by any means but my understanding is that the Egyptian bureaucracy and a tax system meant that slaves could build the pyramids in the bronze age.
My understanding is that the "built by slaves" theory is a bit outdated. The pharaoh had access to a massive population and outside of harvest stations could be engaged in construction efforts. Slaves were very likely part of it too but not the majority of the workforce
Yeah, it was basically public works in the farming off season.
Yes, it's more complicated than I have painted it. There was stratification, kings and slave and all in between. But there was no wage labor. You are either paid for the product or you're enslaved but you're not temporarily unemployed or lose your job. You don't lose your job to automation, your just done earlier
The Antikythera Mechanism terk er jeerrrbss!
Why is the lady almost the same color as tom? I don't remember this being a furry show.
Its a black maid I believe. These cartoons were sometimes a product of their time, aka, racist.
If I recall, the 'maid' was a feline character of a black mammy stereotype. But I haven't seen this cartoon since the 80s, for obvious reasons.
What are the reasons ?
Because it was blatantly racist. I only saw it on a VHS of various cartoons from the 50s-60s that my southern grandparents probably bought at a truck stop not knowing what was on it.
There was also a cartoon where the main character was an explorer being chased by charicatures of indigenous natives that wanted nothing more than to poke him with spears and cook him in a pot.
Yep this is what is gen X kids grew up on in the '70s. And we watched the same ones at least 30 times each every weekend. So you've got to give us credit for any progress we've made despite this programming in our childhood.
Ah, that's typical. I see
ah yes, yes, ok
Do you mean that specifically (the maid character), or was there more to it ?
Theyโre still around on archive, lol. Itโs kinda crazy to watch.
Look at the difference between hands and legs - no idea what's going on there
Pantyhose
Look at the square patches on her heels. She's wearing brown stockings.
And in the end it still couldn't outdo Tom. Just like how a certain modern "invention" will never be abkentk fully outdo professionals.
Didn't Jerry team up with Tom to defeat the robot?
Yeah. Working with the enemy to destroy the bigger threat is the best option you'll have to destroy a common enemy.
Every capitalist's wet dream.
No that slave/maid is too old for most capitalists lol
and here I thought Tom just had a black owner. Now I know better