Causes Of The Industrial Revolution By Franz Kafka

“Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy.” This is a quote from Franz Kafka. Here, Kafka is stating that at the conclusion of every revolution, there is only a small part of the old system that changes, and is replaced by a new system. Kafka is not wrong, as history has proven time and time again. Every time a revolution occurs, people are tricked into believing that everything will change and get better, which is a false assumption. Kafka is stating that as every revolution comes to an end, the only remnant is a small change to a new system of government, which will eventually fall and become corrupt just like all the governments that preceded. I agree with Kafka’s assessment for the most part; while …show more content…
Moving from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering, humans began to settle more often and live the lives of agriculture, leading to increasing populations. The rise of cities saw the rise of urban centers and growing populations in concentrated areas, leading to areas of rapid growth. The Industrial Revolution witnessed the transition to new manufacturing processes, while the Technology Revolution saw the rise of electronic devices and new innovations. With all of these changes occurring in the past thousands of years, I believe the next big revolution to occur will be the Social Revolution. The increasing amount of technology in the world has led to a variety of consequences, some good and some bad. However, I believe that some of the bad will have a lasting effect on the social lives of the future. Technology makes everything in our daily lives easier, allowing daily activities to be less taxing and more convenient. With more ease, however, comes a higher level of laziness and less will and desire to do work. The Social Revolution will witness an uprise in the desire to do less for more, and the amount of jobs decreasing as the amount of technology continues to increase. Whether the Social Revolution proves to be good or bad for the world remains to be determined, but unless the attitudes of the modern generations change, our social lives seemed to be headed in the wrong