Throughout history humans have sought out ways to make life easier for themselves - ancient technologies such as agriculture allowed for humans to move away from the hunter gatherer nomadic lifestyle and build “permanent” civilizations. One way humans have been able to make life easier for themselves is automation. Humans started automation very early in history, a classic example is the sail. Ancient Egyptian and Nubian art dated as early 3500 BCE depicts the use of sails to automate travel through the nile river - negating the need for paddles and rowing. The invention of the tractor plays a large role in human history and sets a precedent for how society and the economy reacts to automation. Tractors drastically reduced the employment for
