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by orochimaaru 656 days ago
Errr - not true. Pre Industrial Revolution you were either a serf or a lord. There were a few in the renaissance times who started getting an education and planting the seed of the Industrial Revolution. By and large your existence pre Industrial Revolution would have been at the mercy of your local lord.

Yes, there are negatives to the Industrial Revolution we have to overcome. But it’s a net positive for everyone.

You’re welcome to fantasize being someone’s slave. I’m not.