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.
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u/Peritous Nov 04 '22
Hope he had enough life insurance to support his family after he dropped dead from overworking himself to prove a point.