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>>anigbr+(OP)
Low interest rates and lack of manpower was one of the catalysts of the Industrial Revolution.

Perhaps Japan is going to be the place to be if you're in the "do more with machines" business.

They can only solve this with significant capital investment and major productivity improvements.

>>neilwi+im
“Lack of manpower” is an understatement. The bubonic plague killed 75-200m people, vastly increasing the cost of labor and spurring technology revolutions in agriculture.