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during the Industrial Revolution many artisan and skilled trades lost their livelihoods.
And yet, while many people did suffer serious short-term hardship and wage collapse, most did not simply remain in lifelong poverty, because over time industrialization created new types of employment and average wages eventually rose.
You don’t want to go back to before the Industrial Revolution. Do you?