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> In the meanwhile, the industrial revolution (of whom automation is part of), in its 200+ years, hasn't caused any death of political/economic/social systems.
by TheCoelacanth 8y ago
> In the meanwhile, the industrial revolution (of whom automation is part of), in its 200+ years, hasn't caused any death of political/economic/social systems.
Hasn't it? It completely killed off mercantilism and mostly killed off monarchism.
- robotresearcher 8y agoIt wasn’t the industrial revolution that killed monarchism. The home of the industrial revolution was and is still the United Kingdom, after all. Advances in politics made monarchies less relevant, not industrialization by itself, with France, the US and later Russia being the key examples. The US and Russia industrialized later than France and still-monarchies like the UK, Belgium, Denmark etc. Industrial giant Germany lost its king by losing a World War: despite industry, not because of it.