We had more people leaving much happier lives than ever before in history, so I wouldn&#x27;t say that &quot;the Industrial Age is the worst thing that could have happened to human kind&quot;. Even the most horrible problems of our times are affecting less people than the mundane pre-industrial problems were. If we can push through it to a post-industrial <i>technological</i> era, then it&#x27;ll definitely be worth it.