Yeah, I was very impressed when I learned about all these century+ old criticisms, it even put movies like Metropolis or Modern Times (even The Great Dictator when Chaplin talks about "machine men") under a completely new perspective too. It's very interesting how this criticism of as you say "industrialism" all but disappeared soon after (I suppose by the 50s?). And now with automation I guess we no longer have to worry about it...
Yeah, I was very impressed when I learned about all these century+ old criticisms, it even put movies like Metropolis or Modern Times (even The Great Dictator when Chaplin talks about "machine men") under a completely new perspective too. It's very interesting how this criticism of as you say "industrialism" all but disappeared soon after (I suppose by the 50s?). And now with automation I guess we no longer have to worry about it...