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rgbrennertoday at 5:41 PM3 repliesview on HN

was the industrial revolution oriented for ordinary people at the time it occurred? were a lot of workers buying flying shuttles in the 1700s?


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happytoexplaintoday at 5:49 PM

I'm confused - you're suggesting that past suffering justifies present suffering?

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pixl97today at 6:14 PM

I mean the Luddites were mad for a reason, and many may forget the industrial revolution was a rather bloody affair.

Avoiding a repeat of that would be great while also increasing productivity would be good.

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ForHackernewstoday at 5:42 PM

No, that's why unions exist.

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