A flurry of new studies identifies causes of the Industrial Revolution
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#2Re: A flurry of new studies identifies causes of the Industrial Revolution
#3Huge catalyst: massive colonialist profits from India (est. $1 trillion), Africa and later on the Middle East (oil, prior to nationalization)
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#4Huge catalyst: massive colonialist profits from India (est. $1 trillion), Africa and later on the Middle East (oil, prior to nationalization)
Likewise, the silicon valley boom happened via massive ecological damage to the surrounding environments.
The linked article seems to argue against itself in places, a surplus of labor is argued to be both good and bad.
I've seen arguments that the Roman empire never underwent an industrial revolution because they had slavery, and thus never needed to automate. The Romans did the resource extraction part right, but never iterated on it to the next step.
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#5Huge catalyst: massive colonialist profits from India (est. $1 trillion), Africa and later on the Middle East (oil, prior to nationalization)
The British Raj in India came about roughly 100 years after the start of the Industrial Revolution in Britain.
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#6Huge catalyst: massive colonialist profits from India (est. $1 trillion), Africa and later on the Middle East (oil, prior to nationalization)
Likewise, the silicon valley boom happened via massive ecological damage to the surrounding environments. The linked article seems to argue against itself in places, a surplus of labor is argued to be both good and bad. I've seen arguments that the Roman empire never underwent an industrial revolution because they had slavery, and thus never needed to automate. The Romans did the resource extraction part right, but n…
The Romans never had access to coal, which was the energy-dense fuel that made the Industrial Revolution possible.
Bret Devereaux has a (long) post on this, which I recommend:
https://acoup.blog/2022/08/26/collections-why-no-roman-indus...
Re: A flurry of new studies identifies causes of the Industrial Revolution
#7Huge catalyst: massive colonialist profits from India (est. $1 trillion), Africa and later on the Middle East (oil, prior to nationalization)
The British Raj in India came about roughly 100 years after the start of the Industrial Revolution in Britain.
Re: A flurry of new studies identifies causes of the Industrial Revolution
#8These seem more like accelerants than unqualified causes, which is how they're described. Why, each appears throughout history, and they're not making a perfect storm argument that integrates the necessary tech background.
That said, very cool methods for reconstruction
Re: A flurry of new studies identifies causes of the Industrial Revolution
#9Re: A flurry of new studies identifies causes of the Industrial Revolution
#10Huge catalyst: massive colonialist profits from India (est. $1 trillion), Africa and later on the Middle East (oil, prior to nationalization)
Likewise, the silicon valley boom happened via massive ecological damage to the surrounding environments. The linked article seems to argue against itself in places, a surplus of labor is argued to be both good and bad. I've seen arguments that the Roman empire never underwent an industrial revolution because they had slavery, and thus never needed to automate. The Romans did the resource extraction part right, but n…
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