Timeline for How long would it take for consumable magic items to displace formal mages?
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| May 18, 2018 at 6:50 | comment | added | Separatrix | They key was that once upon a time everyone had a maid, labour was so cheap that even a family living all in one room would have a maid who shared the bed with the master and mistress. Now everyone has a vacuum cleaner. Soldiers aren't replaced, only their tools are upgraded, engineers aren't replaced, their tools are upgraded, maids were replaced by tools, most bank staff have been replaced by ATMs, checkout staff have been replaced by self-service tills. | |
| May 18, 2018 at 6:19 | comment | added | Paresh | As for the maid analogy, in the past they cleaned the house with their hands (cloth, broom, etc.). They do the same now, just with better equipment (vacuum cleaner). Have maids been replaced by vacuum cleaners? I don't think so. Those who can afford a maid, still employ them. Those who can't afford a maid, do the work themselves. That has always been the case. | |
| May 18, 2018 at 6:13 | comment | added | Paresh | I am not comparing historic and current professions. I am simply saying that over time the occupation of a Soldier or Scientist has survived. Only, as science & technology evolved, the work they do has also evolved and is now completely different than what they did thousands of years ago. | |
| May 17, 2018 at 13:33 | comment | added | Separatrix | I can't see your comparisons here, you're comparing historic with current professions, you should be comparing the domestic maid with the microwave, vacuum cleaner, and washing machine. Yes some people have a maid, but most people now use the white goods. The tool that replaced the job. | |
| May 17, 2018 at 6:39 | review | Late answers | |||
| May 17, 2018 at 6:51 | |||||
| May 17, 2018 at 6:20 | history | answered | Paresh | CC BY-SA 4.0 |