Henry Ford once said, "Repetitive labor — the doing of one thing over and over again and always the same way — is a terrifying prospect to a certain kind of mind. It is terrifying to me. I could not possibly do the same thing day in and day out. But, to other minds, perhaps I might say to the majority of minds, repetitive operations hold no terrors. In fact, to some types of minds, thought is absolutely appalling" (emphasis mine).
This really doesn't speak well of line workers, though of those I've known only a portion could be described as Ford has done here. It seems short-sighted on his part, however, given his thoughts on the matter, to create an industry of mindless drones, especially since Ford went on to become the predominant employer in Michigan for a time, and his industry continues to dominate the state's economy...
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