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Farmers protested the enclosure of the commons, Luddites protested the industrial revolution, trade unionists protested for a 40 hour work week. It's not fooli
by throwboatyface 3y ago
Farmers protested the enclosure of the commons, Luddites protested the industrial revolution, trade unionists protested for a 40 hour work week.
It's not foolish to imagine the world could be better.
- CamperBob2 3y agoYou'd have to be brainwashed to think the world would be better without the industrial revolution. That's Unabomber territory. Ignorance alone wouldn't suffice... would it?
- throwboatyface 3y agoWould the world be better if there were incentives to promote skilled crafts instead of racing to the bottom to produce cheap shit at scale? I'm not saying to go back to the stone ages, but ultimately there have been movements to buy local and preserve traditional ways of crafting that are push back against industrialization.