For hundreds of years, the term “computer” was a job title for a human before machines took over the job, and in the late 19th century, computers weren’t just human, they were mostly women. https://www.messynessychic.com/2021/11/02/human-computer-the-forgotten-womens-profession/
er @estherschindler
"scientists of yesteryear in the field of astronomy, navigation and surveying, who were hiring teams of well-educated men to repeatedly compute calculations too tedious for them to drudge through themselves. However, by the late 19th century, these scientists realised that hiring women could be a cheaper alternative"
Reparations. For all the unpaid & under paid work lifting up everyone for 15k years.