Indeed. People often see the industrial revolution as the perfect example against rampant capitalism. I see it as one of the greatest periods of growth and advancement in human civilisation. Sure, there was smog and there were work houses (although they were a government creation), but compared to what went before, unless you were a rich person, it would have been a huge step up.
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How vain is man, who boasts in fight the valour of gigantic might!
-Georg Friedrich Händel
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