pre-industrial

Note – this is not to say that being a hunter-gatherer is a great life, just that pre-industrial agricultural life was really, really, really bad.

Matthew Yglesias » The Racial Politics of Dune and Avatar 2009

Contrast that with something ridiculous like 12 hours a day to maintain a farm by pre-industrial methods.

Matthew Yglesias » The Racial Politics of Dune and Avatar 2009

“Bringing up anything pre-industrial revolution is a joke”:

Scientology versus the Wikipedia 2009

To put it more simply, a hunter-gatherer lifestyle takes much less work than a pre-industrial agricultural lifestyle.

Matthew Yglesias » The Racial Politics of Dune and Avatar 2009

Also James stating there is a ‘only tool’ to bring carbon dioxide back to pre-industrial levels … is a kinda singular thought.

SolveClimate: Biochar and George Monbiot’s Misguided Rant 2009

Finally however, after visiting outlying farmsteads little changed from the pre-industrial age, enough original patterns were found to jump start kilim production on an organized basis.

Claudiopolis: Legendary History Weaved Into Nature of Mut 2009

Scientific measurements of levels of CO2 contained in cylinders of ice, called ice cores, indicate that the pre-industrial carbon dioxide level was 278 ppm.

Think Progress » Rep. Tom Perriello Tells ‘Spineless’ Senate To Get ‘Its Head Out Of Its Rear End’ And Confront Climate Crisis 2010

Scientific measurements of levels of CO2 contained in cylinders of ice, called ice cores, indicate that the pre-industrial carbon dioxide level was 278 ppm.

Think Progress » Rep. Tom Perriello Tells ‘Spineless’ Senate To Get ‘Its Head Out Of Its Rear End’ And Confront Climate Crisis 2010

Finally however, after visiting outlying farmsteads little changed from the pre-industrial age, enough original patterns were found to jump start kilim production on an organized basis.

Archive 2009-05-01 2009

Also, the Depression period really only lasts for sixteen years, so I suppose it would depend on your definition of decline, in chronological terms (I would say at least 50-100 years in the industrial era, 100-200 years in the pre-industrial era, but those are completely arbitrary). abb1 Says:

Matthew Yglesias » Almost All Decline is Relative 2010