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Originally Posted by group911@aol.co
Sure. Much like cars were an alternative to the horse.
Or, maybe the house was an alternative to the cave.
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The bare cave is generally the refuge of those unable to obtain a proper house, or those who refuse to make the work to a more comfortable life.
Although a cave can be furnished out to a house by the enterprising.
I am not sure what exactly to make of your car and horse analogy. The car often had many different forms of power, from being towed up hills by humans pulling on ropes, or through the use of animals.
The horse has a primary advantage of peak power output. It doesn't sustain as well as a human. Take for example galleys, human rowers instead of horse power.