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I'm always fascinated by moments in history this, since it feels so hard to believe it happened in the first place. Even though this was happening before germ t
by ProfessorLayton 3y ago
I'm always fascinated by moments in history this, since it feels so hard to believe it happened in the first place. Even though this was happening before germ theory, it makes intuitive sense to not crap into the same water supply that gets consumed?
Anyway, the kicker is that we're doing something similar today! Climate change aside, we spew tons of noxious gasses and particulate from diesel/gas/ships right into the air we breathe in.
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- Avicebron 3y agoI agree that it makes intuitive sense (albeit from a 2024 perspective obviously, hard to tell from theirs) But when I learned about it, I believe part of the issue was that the speed at which industrialization happened overshot the ability of the infrastructure to keep up, also the increase in population, decrease in living conditions in london, made those kind of concerns secondary to things like food