Where the Risks Worth Taking?

I do not believe that the benefits of new technologies and opportunities from industrialization were worth the costs of people's lives, the earth and children. The accident report by Eastman Crystal, 1916, clearly shows how the industrial revolution negatively impacted society. Multiple men have lost their lives in the industrialization during work accidents. According to accident report it states, “There's no bright side to this situation. By industrial accidents, Allegheny County loses more than 500 workmen every year.” This shows how many accidents are caused in the factories and work areas and how many people are affected by this. Not just the people who lost their lives but also their families. Industrialization was not worth all these mens lives. Likewise, in the poster Making Human Junk by Harry Reese, 1940, it shows how poorly children were treated and how they were used in industrialization. Children were used by many people, and once they were done with these kids they would toss them out like trash. Children were brought to work in factories and make a living for their family. According to the photograph the children were, “Good Material at First” Once the kids got overworked or rundown the kids would be sent away or fired from their job. The children were used and taken advantage of. Young kids in the first place should not have to work considering education is a very important part to being successful. This is not acceptable, children should not have been treated this way in the industrial revolution. Lastly, the photograph Factory Smoke Stacks from Detroit Publishing Co. introduces the thought of pollution to the nation. Pollution is all around bad for the earth, people and society. According to WWF, “Air pollution may poison soils and waterways, or kill plants and animals. Humans are also regularly harmed by pollution. Long-term exposure to air pollution, can lead to chronic respiratory disease, lung cancer and other diseases.” The earth, animals and people are being harmed by the pollution in the air. The environment was for ever damaged by pollution it brought to the from factories. Therefore I do not believe all the things that we went through were worth it for industrialization.