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by vimy 2079 days ago
> You tell me! How are we doing as an industrial society?

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...

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and what about the other half? We just use them as slaves? That's OK with you?