Read this excerpt from “What I Hope to Leave Behind.”

Gradually in every civilization there comes a time when work of the household is done by servants, either human or mechanical.

How would this excerpt be paraphrased in more contemporary language?

If you have a lot of household work to do, you should hire someone or use a computer to complete the task.
Many daily household tasks can now be completed either by technology or hiring someone to help you.
Every civilization changes, which can be seen as we discover new ways of completing household tasks.
In every country, we gradually learn to do old household chores with new machines that help do work faster.