Source: EconLog
by Pierre Lemieux
“Revealed preferences suggest that repetitive manufacturing jobs are still preferable to pre-industrial life or scavenging dumps in underdeveloped countries. In the 19th century, most workers outside agriculture, construction, and the resource industries were employed in mindless manufacturing. Of course, these workers are as worthy of our respect as the consumers who patronize more efficient producers. Adam Smith raised an important question, but he could not imagine that, thanks to the fast economic growth that was to become typical of free societies, few workers would remain stuck in mindless manufacturing.” (05/08/25)
https://www.econlib.org/the-lure-of-yesteryear-manufacturing/