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It's particularly interesting because things got so bad during the Industrial Revolution that workers revolted against the capital class to demand things that m
by CodingJeebus 2mo ago
It's particularly interesting because things got so bad during the Industrial Revolution that workers revolted against the capital class to demand things that modern workers take for granted today, like the 40-hour workweek[0], elimination of child labor, workplace safety law, mandatory education, etc.
None of that was given away for free, people died fighting for those basic rights.
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-hour_day_movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-hour_day_movement
- bwhiting2356 2mo agobefore the industrial revolution, worker revolts were sometimes attempted but almost universally immediately squashed, as workers had even less power