Was It Worth the Cost

I do not believe that the benefits of new technologies from industrialization were worth the costs. According to discovery education 3.1 explore 10 it says “air pollution became so heavy in industrial cities that people needed streetlights to see during the day.” This pollution coming out of the factories affected them so much so the lights would have to be on during the day. That would take up a lot of electricity and that means it would cost a lot of money. According to the poster by Lewis Wickes Hine's it says “Good material at first, then after they have no future and low wages and are now junk.” They put the kids into child labor so early in their life that when they would grow up they would have no future. They had no friends, did not go to school, and their families were very poor. It was very hard for immigrants that were children in the late 1800’s and the early 1900’s. According to the poster by The Detroit Publishing Company smoke comes out of the pipes that causes health concerns and pollution throughout the city. This would cause illnesses to spread around the city. Back then they did not have a lot of cures for diseases or viruses so a lot of people were in danger and could die. According to the article it says “526 men were killed by work-accidents in Allegheny County.” Working was very dangerous for children. In coal mines they could fall down in a pit and get smashed until they die by coal. If they work in factories they could get harsh diseases that could kill them. This is all caused by child labor. That is why I do not believe that the benefits of new technologies from industrialization were worth the costs.