Industrialization Was Not Worth The Price!

I don’t think industrialization was worth the cost even if it did bring us all sorts of new technology. Even though good things came from it, the way we got those things was cruel and dangerous. The poster of “human junk” shows how the process of child labor goes. It shows how the kids start with high wages and good materiel. As they work, they wages get smaller and it says they have no future. This process shows how they turn the kids into “human junk”. Kids should be able to get a free education but instead they are having to work everyday in harsh and horrible conditions. Their bosses are mean, it is hard to breathe, they get hurt, and overall child labor was a serious issue. Another reason why it was not worth the cost is because according to Crystal Eastman, many deaths were caused by working in factories. The accident report shows how working in the factories is dangerous. I says that from July 1st, 1906 to July 30th, 1907, 526 men were killed from accidents while working in dangerous factories. The text explains that there is no bright side to industrialization and it is a waste of the youths strength and skill. By letting the workers work in these conditions the factory owners are basically saying that they would sacrifice human lives for some products. I think that’s beyond horrible. The last reason why industrialization was bad is because it polluted. For instance the picture published by the Detroit Publishing Company shows this pollution at a factory. This picture shows the smoke coming up in the air from the factory. This means that the factory severely pollutes the environment and that is a huge downside to industrialization. Industrialization does not just harm people, it harms the environment as well. Animals and plants dies from this pollution and that is bad for their habitat and the food chain. Also pollution could hurt farmers business because crops die. The laser reason why pollution is harmful is because when the crops and animals die, it prevents people from getting enough food. That is why I think that industrialization was not worth the costs.