Thomas Malthus (Eva Lindquist)

      This Industrial Revolution is not a good thing. The problems it solves cause further trouble. For instance, people are living longer. Normally, I would not be against that, but I find the growing numbers of the masses worrisome. Everywhere, I see the effects of overpopulation: crowding, hunger, misery. We cannot grow food fast enough to keep up with this trend. This supposedly glorious Revolution, with all of its miraculous new devices and ideas, will solve war, disease, famine- anything that moderates population growth. In the old days, we needed bigger families, because we knew at least a few of us would not live. Now, with our technological advances, having so many children to care for is a liability to everyone. An Industrial Revolution solves many problems, yes; it produces positive results, yes; but it may end up causing us to self-destruct from too many people living too long.