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But why is he the slave to machinery? BUT WHY IS HE THE SLAVE TO MACHINERY
isure for the sake of making something he does not want unless some man or band of men force him to it; so he will either go without the ornament, or sacrifice some of his leisure to have it genuine. That will be a sign that he wants it very much, and that it will be worth his trouble: in which case, again, his labour on it will not be mere trouble, but will interest and please him by satisfying the needs of his mood of energy. This, I say, is how a reasonable man would act if he were free from man’s compulsion; not being free, he acts very differently. He has long passed the stage at which machines are only used for doing work repulsive to an average man, or for doing what could be as well done by a machine as a man, and he instinctively expects a machine to be invented whenever any product of industry becomes sought after. He is the slave to machinery; the new machine _must_ be invented, and when invented he _must_—I will not say use it, but be used by it, whether he likes it or not. LL HE WILL NOT DIMINISH HIS LEISURE FOR THE SAKE OF MAKING SOMETHING HE DOES NOT WANT UNLESS SOME MAN OR MANTLE MEN FORCE INTO TO IT SO HE WILL EITHER GO WITHOUT THE ORNAMENT OR SACRIFICE SOME OF HIS LEISURE TO HAVE IT GENUINE THAT WILL BE A SIGN THAT HE WANTS IT VERY MUCH AND THAT IT WILL BE WORTH HIS TROUBLE IN WHICH CASE AGAIN HIS LABOR ON IT WILL NOT BE MERE TROUBLE BUT WILL INTEREST AND PLEASE HIM BY SATISFYING THE NEEDS OF HIS MOOD OF ENERGY THIS I SAY IS HOW A REASONABLE MAN WOULD ACT IF HE WERE FREE FROM MAN'S COMPULSION NOT BEING FREE HE ACTS VERY DIFFERENTLY HE HAS LONG PASSED THE STAGE AT WHICH MACHINES ARE ONLY USED FOR DOING WORK REPULSIVE TO AN AVERAGE MAN OR FOR DOING WHAT COULD BE AS WELL DONE BY A MACHINE AS A MAN AND HE INSTINCTIVELY EXPECTS A MACHINE TO BE INVENTED WHENEVER ANY PRODUCT OF INDUSTRY BECOMES SOUGHT AFTER HE IS THE SLAVE TO MACHINERY THE NEW MACHINE MUST BE INVENTED AND WHEN INVENTED HE MUST I WILL ALSO USE IT BUT BE USED BY IT WHETHER HE LIKES IT OR NOT
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