> The thing that is surprising to me is that people were so desperate for these horrible factory jobs for so long We folks on HN (well, anyone who's even remot

> The thing that is surprising to me is that people were so desperate for these horrible factory jobs for so long We folks on HN (well, anyone who's even remotely related to tech) just tend to forget how good we have it. You might want to look up working conditions in meat plants, healthcare, warehouses, construction... in today's day and age. Sure, it's not as bad as painting with Radium (although, back then they did not know how bad it is), the jobs might not be an immediate health hazard, but there are still plenty of people out there working under miserable conditions for terrible wages.