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Re:Why hasn't Middle Earth had an Industrial Revolution? by jollybean on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @07:59AM (#31906587)
It's not that it 'doesn't make sense' it's that you can't get to economies of scale, which are necessary in some conditions.

The other thing is fossil fuels. Industrial Revolution is about harnessing Coal and Oil.

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