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Op just discovered division of labor
Robots do bake. Actually, a lot of the food you eat is partly made by machines. It's how we aren't all starving right now, and why famines are so much less common. As good as handmade bread is, it couldn't feed 8 billion people. We have bread loaves in the supermarket made by machines, and we are better off for it.
The Haber process and artificial fertilizers also helped grow the population that much
if human-made bread becomes a luxury
"artisan" is definitely a thing already. But yeah, not everyone is paying £5 a loaf.
Anon discovers that labor produces surplus value
You must take pretty long showers. I like long showers too
Is it more efficient to have one big shower or everybody having showers at home though? Ever considered that?
Nice try, Big Bake.
Beware, Wonderbread shills are everywhere.
You can get robots that make bread. They're called bread makers. My parents have one. It's pretty neat to set it in the evening and have fresh bread ready in the morning, even if the bread it makes is not that great.
I'm not gonna lie I love the whole "think about the bakers" statement, because that can be extrapolated to a lot of different professions. But my dude, what about AI powered robots that can make all those different human variations. Being able to get crunchy or soft versions of x or y bread. Fluffy or thick. It'd be amazing honestly.
Why AI, for fuck's sake? I wish people would learn what AIs are before saying shit about it all the time just because it's a trend.
Yikes my dude relax.
AI fucked his wife 😔
Why does this devolve into capitalism vs socialism? We should be free to make bread and sell it, and earn a profit if there's a market for it. The buyer wants the bread more than they want the money. Everyone wins.
This very explicitly does not devolve into socialism vs capitalism.
Considering how shitty my sourdough came out during Covid quarantine, I am extremely thankful someone else makes the bread besides me.
i see no big scale need for bakers. i think all people that WANT to be bakers should be able to be bakers and get by. but best way to produce bread are bread factories. big scale more efficient.
Sounds like you eat shitty bread.
i like it. most people do in fact. most bakeries here are chains that produce in central factories, ship out frozen and the product is the same as in super markets. there are very few actual bakeries where you pay 2-4 times the money for real fresh baked bread. so why bother.
anyone have recommendations on home bread machines?
Zojirushi. Don't bother with anything else.
Bread and baked goods in general aren't a staple in all cultures. But sure, point taken. Specialization is often a pretty nice benefit of civilization.
did you ever bake a bread?
you don't need a big oven and it doesn't take much time. In the age of uber eats, getir or deliveroo it may sound surreal but it's no big deal.
Regarding your first paragraph, sure: specialization is helpful for many industries.
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