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The general point is not. Iceland and Easter Island were fully deforested way before the industrial age. Countless species went extinct in Britain and more exam
by brohee 6mo ago
The general point is not. Iceland and Easter Island were fully deforested way before the industrial age. Countless species went extinct in Britain and more examples abound.
- HPsquared 6mo agoBritain was a little bit industrialised even before the steam engine. There were windmills and water mills. Steam massively accelerated it, but industry did exist before.
- tpm 6mo agoIf a windmill or a water mill is a sign of industrialisation, then large parts of the world were industrialised. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ancient_watermills https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ancient_watermills
- mr_toad 6mo agoCommons in England were being enclosed in the Tudor age. It caused a great deal of social unrest, even rebellion. It had little to do with technology, and was mostly caused by population growth.
- galactus 6mo agothe speed at which depletion happened was probably not the same