Something Just Broke That Held for 10,000 Years (Michael Button)

For most of human history, civilisation faced one fundamental problem: there were never enough workers.

From Ancient Rome to the Industrial Revolution, economic growth depended on human labour. More workers meant more production, more wealth, and more power. Entire societies were built around solving that problem.

But what if that assumption is no longer true?



Throughout history more workers equated to more growth - but in the early 21st century labour is much less needed as things have become vastly more automated.  

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, June 14, 2026.]