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Their wordsAt a time when many Europeans decry America's mass consumption culture, the artisans of Amelia - stone masons, farming entrepreneurs, construction specialists - may provide a surprising window to an emerging future.
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The artisanal economy fits with a rebellion against capitalism's machine-driven sameness.
Their wordsYet viewed in a wider lens, this artisanal economy fits well with a rebellion directed against capitalism that produces the machine-driven sameness that could be amplified by the rise of Artificial Intelligence.
Their wordsEven as the current economy creates unprecedented wealth, it has not created an economy which retains a more human character.
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