But it's not just that the pin made manufacuturing cheaper. It's that it made mass production possible whereas before clothing had to be hand made or with very crude looms. Within a few years the industrial revolution sprang up as a result of mass textiles being produced which created millions of jobs. Granted it took about 50 years for the full effect to be seen and felt. But the fact that people now had access to cheaper clothes and millions of factory jobs resulted was what created the greatest advent in the rise of the standard of living that the world has ever seen. All from the humble little pin manufacturer. We don't know but what invention or technology is already in the early stages of creating such a similar transformation. It would be glorious however to have the kind of time and money to make a comparison between say the Printing Press, the Pin/textiles and PC -- in how long it took for these inventions to create millions of jobs and lower the costs of products and raise the standard of living. Anyways... I have to head out now to my son's school for a "meet the teacher night" -- Thanks for the stimulating posts!
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