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[–] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

naw. hand weaving was labor intensive. ergo the loom. (and increasing amounts of automation ever since.)

Carrying shit? the travois allowed you to carry more with less effort (reducing the number of trips.) The wheel even more so. Then the handcart.

every invention and innovation comes down to people wanting to do less work. And I can't really blame them.

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