Comment by nathan_compton
7 hours ago
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.
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.