I don&#x27;t like it, but it&#x27;s definitely relevant.<p>In a broad sense, the shift towards a services-based economy is a type of &quot;make-work&quot; in the shadow of heavy automation in first agriculture then manufacturing. This is very much Parkinson&#x27;s Law writ large: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Parkinson%27s_law" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Parkinson%27s_law</a>