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by bluntfang
2085 days ago
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>doesn't industrialization allow for... You tell me! How are we doing as an industrial society? From my perspective I see slavery and persecution of underprivileged people and pillaging of the Earth's natural resources in order to sustain an upper class lifestyle for a small percentage of the total population. And trust me, I am very comfortable due to industrialization, but I also know that it's because we make a lot of other people uncomfortable. |
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Pretty great. Before the industrial revolution the number of people with a comfortable life was a tiny % of the world population. Now, half of the world is middle class or wealthier[1], living a more comfortable life than the kings of the past. Industrialization has been a blessing for humanity.
[1] https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2018/09/27...
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/world-population-in-extre...