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zeroonetwothreetoday at 2:07 AM1 replyview on HN

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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xvectortoday at 3:12 AM

More workers died working the fields prior to the Industrial Revolution, than in factories.