Thomas Malthus (Brian C)
Yes the Industrial Revolution positively impacted all of it's citizens in a positive way. I believe in the fact that humans multiply to fast for resource production to keep up. There will eventually be too many people in the world and not enough food. Humans can multiply exponentially, going 2,4,8,16,32 and so on, yet agriculture and other resources can only increase linearly, going 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 and so on. The industrial revolution helped temporarily solve this problem because though resources are still, and always will be, being produced linearly, they are at a much higher rate. One person now has a much higher output than what he or she needs, and can give to the rest of the world. The industrial revolution has positively effected the world because humans can provide for the number of people in the world. Someday that number will again, be too high for technology to meet unless technology advances again, but for now the amount of resources and the amount of people match well. There are no famines or shortages of any kind, accept for some money. But the Industrial Revolution has positively impacted everyone because everyone now has the opportunity to have sufficient resources.
Jeremy Bentham (J. Bernard-Sasges) I agree with Mr. Malthus. It is important to see the grand scheme of things. When looking at the industrial revolution especially, it is important to see how much things have changed for the good. We have begun to meet the high demand for goods with an equally high output of said goods. Whether the people and goods increase exponentially or linearly, it is important to see that we are now supplying the needy, and we are in fact making a positive impact on the people of Europe. There is no need for the skeptics who don’t believe in positivity to hide these benefits from the world.
ReplyDeleteThis is false! How can you think that the industrial revolution had a positive effect everyone when most people are working terrible hours and dangerous jobs. This system is completely unjust and just plain wrong. All the works spend all their time at their factory and they barely get anything for it. They are basically working for slaves labor.
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-Karl Marx
I agree with Mr. Marx. You should speak for yourself Mr. Malthus. I have been working very hard in the factory and my hands are hurting. I have been working long shifts doing the same thing everyday. I am getting very tired of this job and I getting barely anything in return. I only have one day off per week and half of that day I go to church. I can't provide for my family and people are getting sick because we are living in a tenements. So I believe this Industrial Revolution has negatively impacted people's lives.
ReplyDeleteAdam Smith (Amin Rajaee)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mr. Malthus. People have stood up out of their seats and shared their great ideas with others around them. You would not believe how many people are capable of thinking of new ideas. New inventions have greatly helped this society. They have helped both the rich and the poor. Goods are being produced quicker and cheaper. This allows families to purchase the things they need to live. This makes it easier for people to take care of their families. As Mr. Malthus said, "Humans can provide for the number of people in the world." All people have the ability to buy sufficient resources because of these great inventions.