Why hasn't Middle Earth had an Industrial Revolution?

Re:Why hasn't Middle Earth had an Industrial Revolution? by ehnto on Monday June 27, 2022 @11:57PM (#31903907)

I have no idea if Tolkein loved or hated industry, but simply living in a city doesn't suddenly make you an industrialist as much as living in a village doesn't make you a farmer.

If anything, living in the city gives you an excellent perspective on the effects of industrialization, form ones own opinions from there.

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Re:Why hasn't Middle Earth had an Industrial Revolution? by r_harriso on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @12:02AM (#31903938)

Also, there were cities before industrialization. Can’t remember the names of any right now… but I pretty sure there were a few.

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Re:Why hasn't Middle Earth had an Industrial Revolution? by bawolff on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @12:42AM (#31904173)

Pretty sure that's most capital cities in europe. E.g. London, Rome

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Re:Why hasn't Middle Earth had an Industrial Revolution? by V-2 on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @04:21AM (#31905432)

I suppose GP was being ironic ;)

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