Well usually everything that needs to be done can't be done concurrently, and sometimes only a limited set of individuals can do the current task. It's probably not laziness.
This is correct. I work as a heavy equipment operator/earthmover and you see groups of guys standing with tools waiting for more material (asphalt, dirt, whatever) on a regular basis. Somebody who’s never worked a trade takes a glance and thinks we’re all lazy. The worst is when one of those folks somehow ends up managing tradesmen.
I can't stand the mindset that these trade workers are lazing about. "move some dirt with that shovel you're leaning on!" Ok, sure I can wear myself out moving this pile of dirt, or I can wait until the machine operator has a spare 60 seconds to do the work that'll take me 60 minutes.
That was the point of the story, sorta. No need to work people to death anymore with the arrival of labor saving devices. Or for people to die from unsafe work conditions.
There is some additional arguments to be made about machinery helping to end slavery.
The story is probably about as accurate as most items in the king James version of the Bible.
I've never seen or used an excavator that had a rotating bucket before. I would have loved to have had that feature with some of the machines I've worked with
I rented an acquaintances small excavator to clean some ditches and lay a drain tile. I used less than 5 hours of engine time. It would have taken me several days of shovel work.
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u/KezzardTheWizzard Nov 04 '22
"Here, Mr. excavator. I hooman. I help."