The nineteenth-century Luddites fretted over that. Inventions like the steam engine and the power loom destroyed some jobs but eventually created many more.
这两种说法都不准确。技术进步并不是第一次带来失业的担忧。十九世纪卢德派份子就对此深感忧虑。像蒸汽机和动力织机这样的发明摧毁了一些就业机会，但最终却创造了更多。