Isn’t it, though? Would any of the technological - and often scientific - breakthroughs of the 20th and 21st centuries have been possible without industrialisation?
Okay, but we can say with confidence that they all did require prior industrialisation in the way they panned out, and also, have never happened in any preindustrial society. That’s at least a solid hint.
Isn’t it, though? Would any of the technological - and often scientific - breakthroughs of the 20th and 21st centuries have been possible without industrialisation?
since a counterfactual can’t be proven, we will probably never know
Okay, but we can say with confidence that they all did require prior industrialisation in the way they panned out, and also, have never happened in any preindustrial society. That’s at least a solid hint.
we can only say that they happened after, not that industrialization was necessary
In every single case, with no counterexamples.
How would you bet $100 on this?
when can I collect?
First non industrialised society to send a person into orbit themselves, and fetch them back alive?