In 1930s, Music Defense League launched a campaign against recorded sound in movie and live theaters, claiming that numerous musicians would lose their jobs if "canned music" was preferred over live recordings. smithsonianmag.com Submitted by Profanion t3_1016uc4 on January 2, 2023 at 7:46 AM in history 199 comments 4,094
LynxJesus t1_j2omdlt wrote on January 2, 2023 at 9:43 PM People used to sit in train stations all day punching holes in passengers' tickets. There was some conservative fear about these jobs being lost when that task became automated. Permalink 1
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