Why the American Industrial Revolution Was the Worst Thing to Happen to Humanity
We cannot understand our modern world—and what’s wrong with it—until we understand how it came to be.
The Industrial Revolution isn’t just some historical event that took place; it fundamentally changed everything about how we live, work, and think.
The Industrial Revolution was a massive shift from hand-made, slow production in rural life to machine-based, fast, urban production. It started in the mid-1700s (around 1760) in Britain, then spreading to Europe, the U.S., and beyond.
Before it, people lived in small villages, grew their food, work depended on the season and was human-paced, and life was rooted in community and nature.
However, after the revolution, cities—characterized by dense buildings and skyscrapers—grew in size and prominence. Machines took over labor, and mass production and factory work became the norm.
While the Industrial Revolution began in Britain, the original wave that set everything else in motion, most people are familiar with the American Industrial Revolution.
