Machines, are they helpful or too much trouble?

Machines, are they helpful or too much trouble? The historiography and various phases of the Industrial Revolution were very important. Population increase and the expansion of capital, credit and commerce were one of the phases. The role of entrepreneurs, workers and inventions in boosting production were another phase. Textiles, coal, transport and public services started becoming of value to people. The social consequences included women and children working in factories and mines. Hard living conditions, …

…too much smoke. The children, well, I would probably say they couldn't work until they were 11 or 12, but if they had to work before 11 or 12 I would give them less hours and more breaks. For women, better pay and hours. In the coal mines, they should've built better support, and at least warn the people of explosions. Schools should've been built for poor children and paid by the government. More houses built and trees cut.