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The development of railroads was necessary to create sufficient labor demand and end the Engels' Pause.

EconomicsHistoryApr 19, 2026score 0.172 posts · 0 replies across 1 instances
The thread discusses the concept of Engels' Pause and the Permanent Underclass, suggesting that the end of this pause required a new industrial revolution driven by railroads to meet labor demand created by the previous industrial revolution.

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The development of railroads was necessary to create sufficient labor demand and end the Engels' Pause.
Parent: Industrial RevolutionEntity: RailroadsImpact: positiveDate: Apr 19, 2026Target: The necessity of railroads in ending the Engels' Pause

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Engels' Pause and the Permanent Underclass hypothes.is/a/MCqrJjwJEfG1-iddUFsgVg The ending of the pause took an entire new paradigm to kick off. Railroads became a new driver of labor demand that took the slack that the industrial revolution created.Sheesh. It took a whole separate industrial revolution to create enough demand to end…
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Engels' Pause and the Permanent Underclass hypothes.is/a/MCqrJjwJEfG1-iddUFsgVg The ending of the pause took an entire new paradigm to kick off. Railroads became a new driver of labor demand that took the slack that the industrial revolution created.Sheesh. It took a whole separate industrial revolution to create enough demand to end…
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 19, 2026