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senordevnyctoday at 12:54 AM1 replyview on HN

where children were maimed or where people worked for 12h a day in horrendous conditions

Such things were super uncommon before the industrial revolution, I'm sure.


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zeroonetwothreetoday at 2:07 AM

Working conditions did decline as a result of industrialization. It wasn't until around the 20th century that we could say working conditions were better for most people than pre-industrial society.

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