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Negative Effects Of Industrialization

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Although Industrialization appears to be beneficial for humanity as far as technology and businesses are considered, nevertheless, I believe that Industrialization has increased poverty and made the world lazy. Therefore, I believe that Industrialization has done more harm than good for humanity. Around 3200 B.C.E., as the First Civilizations took shape, inequality and hierarchy soon came to be regarded as normal and natural (Strayer 71). Much like today, the upper classes enjoyed great wealth in land or salaries and had the finest of clothing and housing. Even though there were hierarchies of class in the First Civilizations there appeared to be no drastic shortage of jobs or an abundance of people living in poverty within the …show more content…

Furthermore, because of the overpopulation in these towns, jobs were never guaranteed to the people, nor were they beneficial to their wealth. On account of the overpopulation in these locations, the unending excess of workers basically had to beg for a job, no matter what or how dangerous the task might be, just to try to make ends meet. Due to their desperation, industries decided to keep their wages excessively low, even though they could afford it. Much like industries today, the mentality of the owner is, “more money for you, is less for me, so why should I pay you more?”. That being said, I believe that the world we live in is based upon Industrialization, whether I like it or not. Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Industrialization is, I am afraid, going to be a curse for mankind… Industrialization on a mass scale will necessarily lead to passive or active exploitation of the villagers…” (Strayer 827). Despite how beneficial and altogether wonderful Industrialization has made the world today, nonetheless I would have to agree with Gandhi. I believe that Industrialization has made the world lazy. Too many times out of a day we, myself included, rely on technology or machines to make our everyday tasks easier. Before Industrialization people had jobs and civilizations had hierarchies of class implemented, without poverty playing a major role in their lifestyles. Furthermore, I

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