Child labor was common in urban, industrial America for most of the country’s history. It’s now making a disturbing comeback: lawmakers across the US are undertaking concerted efforts to weaken or repeal statutes that prohibit employing children.

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So I guess humans are doomed to repeat the same stupid mistakes over and over until the planet literally burns to a crisp. Very cool.

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Only a subset. Unfortunately they are doing their utmost to ensure they’re the ones making the decisions.

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A subset of what? Humans? Mistakes?

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A subset of humans. Not everyone fails to learn from history.

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As someone once said. Time is a flat circle

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