Engines Made Transport Cheap and Horse Jobs Went to Zero — Why Didn't Horses Move to Other Work?
signulll · x · 2026-10-13
signulll revives the classic analogy: engines made transport absurdly cheap, demand went parabolic, and horse employment went to 0 — yet horses never transitioned to other jobs at a greater or even equal rate. His implicit challenge: the 'automation creates new jobs' optimism may not apply to the displaced party itself.
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