In "The Wealth of Nations," Adam Smith praises systematic division of labor, arguing that it maximizes labor productivity and thereby increases national wealth.
And as everyone living in the 21st century knows, his claim was correct.
Even in making a pin, having multiple people specialize in divided processes with mechanization and efficiency is far more productive than having a single craftsman control the entire pin-making process. Productivity can increase ten to a hundred times.
Then... why did people only implement this good practice after the advent of modern capitalism?
The reasons are quite diverse. A narrow market that couldn't realize economies of scale, lack of capital control over labor, and so on...
First, when division of labor is implemented, each task becomes extremely simple. As everyone knows, such simple labor is very painful.
But in Virginia?
"Y-yes! Work needs to be this boring for the ascetic practice to be worthwhile!"
