Inventions of the paleotechnic are made by men trying to solve specific problems rather than hunting for general scientific principles; in fact, scientific learning is devalued by men of business. The invention of coal-fired steam powered factories and the installation of capital-intensive machinery leads to a necessarily gigantic round-the-clock scale of production supported by unskilled machine tenders. Labour becomes a commodity, rather than an inalienable set of skills, while the labourer who tended machines, lived in slums, and was paid starvation wages became physically stunted and socially and spiritually stultified.
Inventions of the paleotechnic are driven by men seeking to address specific issues rather than pursuing general scientific principles; in fact, scientific knowledge is undervalued by those involved in business. The invention of coal-powered steam factories and the implementation of capital-intensive machinery necessitates a massive, round-the-clock production scale supported by unskilled workers operating machines. Labor becomes a commodity instead of an inherent set of skills, while the worker who operated machines, lived in squalor, and received starvation wages became physically stunted, socially and spiritually impoverished.