Comment by blt
6 years ago
A lot of the construction projects came at the cost of bad safety standards and general poor treatment of workers, including plenty of workers deaths. Something to keep mind when bemoaning the slower speeds nowadays.
6 years ago
A lot of the construction projects came at the cost of bad safety standards and general poor treatment of workers, including plenty of workers deaths. Something to keep mind when bemoaning the slower speeds nowadays.
I don't know how to disentangle that from the fact that it was a vastly poorer time with very little technology and health care compared to now.