"I'm afraid for all those who'll have the bread snatched from their mouths by these machines. What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works, before society has produced a generation educated up to using them!"
- Henrik Ibsen
About this Quote
This quote by Henrik Ibsen expresses his worry of the impacts of the industrial revolution on society. He is worried that the intro of new devices and innovation will eliminate jobs from individuals who are not educated enough to use them. He thinks that science and capitalism are introducing these developments too rapidly, prior to society has actually had the opportunity to educate the population to utilize them. He is stressed that this will cause people being unable to attend to themselves and their households, as their jobs are eliminated by makers. Ibsen's quote is a cautioning about the prospective repercussions of the commercial transformation, and a reminder that society must ensure that everyone is educated enough to use the brand-new technology, in order to avoid people from being left behind.
This quote is written / told by Henrik Ibsen between March 20, 1828 and May 23, 1906. He was a famous Poet from Norway.
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