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b_b · 762 days ago · link · · parent · post: The currency of the New Economy won't be money, but attention
Child labor laws were gradually introduced starting in the early 19th c and became more strict over time, which corresponded with the growing awareness of how detrimental hard labor is to children, but also with growing material wealth, as you say. It’s not really an either/or. But anyway it doesn’t undermine my point that whether laws are causative or lagging, they portend better conditions.