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>Many people didn't even realize it was possible. Everyone wanted and most people had clean environments Except for every person living in a city. Cities were
by hueving 10y ago
>Many people didn't even realize it was possible. Everyone wanted and most people had clean environments
Except for every person living in a city. Cities were insufferable during the industrial boom.
- ArkyBeagle 10y agoJohn Adams and others much like him thought cities were just dens of iniquity and filth. Since he lost a son to drink, it's no small wonder. You can only imagine the filth, crime and degradation of those places then. Even before the Romantics, people like Jefferson considered networks of small freeholders the only sustainable way to have people live.
- quadrangle 10y agoFrom my comment: "… pre-industrial … wasn't common … many people … most people … "