• grue@lemmy.world
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    26 days ago

    The Industrial Age defined what a developed nation is. To say that it only took place in developed nations is a tautology.

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      26 days ago

      The idea of “developed nations” was only started as a way to target new markets for our industrial companies. I.e. growth had slowed to a point that they needed more places to sell our goods to, to make line go up.

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      26 days ago

      And yet, you haven’t addressed the larger point. How can you say “everyone” is taking part in a new societal age if a large percentage of humanity is still agrarian and living nomadically?

      It’s utterly nonsensical.

      • grue@lemmy.world
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        26 days ago

        I wasn’t trying to “address the larger point,” and I didn’t say the thing you’re demanding I defend. I was only making the point that developed nations are considered “developed” because they participated in the Industrial Revolution.