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The Dark Side of the Industrial Revolution: Social Consequences Nobody Celebrates
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2026-05-12 20:09:31
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History books celebrate the steam engine, the cotton gin, and the factory system. They spend less time on the eight-year-olds working 14-hour days in coal mines. The Industrial Revolution doubled living standards — eventually. Before that, it created some of the worst urban conditions in recorded history. Cholera outbreaks in London's slums. Child labor so normalized it required Parliament to legislate against it. The systematic destruction of artisan livelihoods. Progress has always had costs. This node examines who paid them. → [Read the full analysis](/node/1301)
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