A Question of Design

This article discusses the progression of machinery during the Industrial Revolution in the early 1900's. Speed increased dramatically within industries when machinery was developed, which burgeoned throughout cities. The good effect of this was that it provided a more equitable standard of living. However, there were negative effects of this movement which included pollution and loss of jobs.

We must be careful now since we are already aware of what damage can be and has been done in nature. One simple solution may be to produce less waste by encouraging natural improvement; slowing down. We may not be able to undo the things we did, but we can change our speed and adjust it.