That is what happens with technology. Fewer people doing the same work. Before Excel it would take hundreds of finance professionals to manage budgets, now it's a dozen.
The question is if there is enough new work to go around for people now that a lot of basic tasks are getting automated with AI. It so, more work will be available for people, if not, expect a lot more unemployment.
It's not just when you're cooking is the problem. It's always releasing toxic fumes
I remember people were hyped when they announced on Thanksgiving 2012 that drone delivery service was right around the corner. Brilliant marketing from them because people were hyped.
You're right they were not paid money, but they arguably were provided more goods for their services starting in the 15th century. In western Europe.
Eastern and Western Europe behaved very differently when it came to serfdom. Serfdom, as you described it, began to decline starting in western Europe in the 15th century and was pretty much gone by the 17th century. Meanwhile Eastern Europe started a rise in serfdom as you described it in the 16th century.
Serfs started to get better conditions thanks to the bubonic plague and increasing workers power over lords. In western Europe they were paid a higher share of the crop as a result. They still had a bad life overall, but it got ever so slightly better.
The whole notion that they had 150 days off isn't even necessarily accurate either because record keeping is so bad from those eras on time worked. It's not enough data to provide an accurate assessment of working hours.
The church wasnt why peasants worked less. They worked less because there wasn't that much work to be done. During the slow season, there just isn't enough work to justify paying a peasant to work.
OP was saying Airbnb still works for some people today despite the many complaints outlined in the article for users.
To be fair, I'm only quoting what their marketing material sent me as a subscriber.
I would. I didn't have HBO growing up so I missed out on so much of their TV shows. I got it 2 years ago and had no issue paying $300 for 2 years. Got to watch a lot of shows I always wanted to watch. It doesn't have a big enough catalog to keep me subscribing for a 3rd year.
They increased prices this year too. It used to be $150/yr, it's now $200/yr.
That would suck for the jury, this is a long trial and this only makes it harder on them.
You can drop Google. Every company maximizes their profits. They only care about you if it helps them.