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The beginning of the industrial revolution was harsh, but it beat starving to death during a bad harvest year in previous eras. Also, you got to own more than
by narrator 10y ago
The beginning of the industrial revolution was harsh, but it beat starving to death during a bad harvest year in previous eras. Also, you got to own more than one or two outfits over your entire life as Adam Smith noted.
- Noos 10y agothis has more to do with governance than technology, imo. Even in the Bible Joseph recognized the need to store food for bad harvests and famine. We're fortunate that the industrial revolution was also paralleled by a revolution in the idea of government and the rights of man.