[nathan_compton]

It took decades if not hundreds of years for the social disruption of industrialization to clear.

I literally do not give a fuck about some hypothetical more productive activity I might be able to do in 150 years if it destroys my very real present ability to take care of my family today.

[expedition32]

Indeed. The industrial age led to great things to be sure but there were also 11 year old girls working in factories and families living in basements.

It took a long time for politicians to notice that Karl Marx had a fucking point.

"May you live in interesting times" as the Chinese say.