The Destructiveness of the Industrial Revolution

I am not the first one to write on this subject. But I come to it from an unusual perspective: Mormonism in the 19th Century.

This includes the original LDS church founded by Joseph Smith and the RLDS church that my family belonged to. Both were hugely affected by Industrialization -  and completely unaware of this.

I grew up in Ft. Madison, Iowa, an Industrial town, that has since become part of the Rust Belt. My father was a band player in his youth and operated a photography studio during WWII.

I have personally noted the life-denying stance of most people in the world. They do not seem to be there.