accepting every change as part of an indivisible package

[keannu]

Source : Korean Education Broadcasting System, KSAT Completion, 15-3

To appreciate the long term benefits of industrialization one does not have to accept its cruelties. One can imagine an alternative history of the Industrial Revolution in which modern sensibilities applied earlier and the factories operated without children and with better working conditions for the adults. Today there are doubtless factories in the developing world that could offer as many jobs and still turn a profit while treating their workers more humanely.
Pressure from trade negotiators and consumer protests has measurably improved working conditions in many places, and it is a natural progression as countries get richer and more integrated into the global community.Progress consists not in accepting every change as part of an indivisible package as if we had to make a yes or no decision on whether the Industrial Revolution, or globalization, is a good thing or bad thing, exactly as each has unfolded in every detail. Progress consists of unbundling the features of a social process as much as we can to maximize the human benefits while minimizing the harms.

How are the two underlined parts related to each other?
Does the latter mean that in some aspects, progress has been made, but in other ones, it hasn't been made?
For example, a factory can turn a profit(progress), while abusing its workers(under-progress)?

 

[Tarheel]

1. You can take the good, and reject the bad.

How are the two underlined parts related to each other?

I don't know. I don't understand the second one.

Does the latter mean that in some areas progress has been made, while in other ones it hasn't?

Maybe.

For example, a company can turn s profit (progress) while abusing its employees (counter-progress).

Well, temporarily, yes. But in the long term that is, I think, unworkable.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Source : Korean Education Broadcasting System, KSAT Completion, 15-3

To appreciate the long term benefits of industrialization one does not have to accept its cruelties. One canimagine an alternative history of the Industrial Revolutionin which modern sensibilities applied earlier and thefactories operated without children and with better workingconditions for the adults. Today there are doubtlessfactories in the developing world that could offer as manyjobs and still turn a profit while treating their workersmore humanely.
Pressure from trade negotiators and consumer protests has measurably improved working conditions in manyplaces, and it is a natural progression as countries getricher and more integrated into the global community.Progress consists not in accepting every change as partof an indivisible package as if we had to make a yes or no decision on whether the Industrial Revolution, or globalization, is a good thing or bad thing, exactly as each hasunfolded in every detail. Progress consists of unbundlingthe features of a social process as much as we can tomaximize the human benefits while minimizing the harms.

How are the two underlined parts related to each other?
Does the latter mean that in some aspects, progress has been made, but in other ones, it hasn't been made?

It means that you can appreciate the blessings of progress without accepting its curses.

For example, a factory can turn a profit(progress), while abusing its workers(under-progress)?

It means that the factory doesn't have to abuse its workers. We can demand that factories treat workers well.

K - You have a lot of words run together. Clean these things up before posting them!

 

[emsr2d2]

keannu, it must be a while since you pasted text into the forum - I don't remember a whole post of yours with loads of missing spaces for a long time. I've marked up in post #1 every missing space. You can edit the post within 24 hours of posting it so you have about 15 more hours to do it. Add the spaces, change the text back to black and hit Save.

 

[keannu]

keannu, it must be a while since you pasted text into the forum - I don't remember a whole post of yours with loads of missing spaces for a long time. I've marked up in post #1 every missing space. You can edit the post within 24 hours of posting it so you have about 15 more hours to do it. Add the spaces, change the text back to black and hit Save.

Sorry for the typos, when a passage is too long, I can't find typos generated while copying.
I'll be more careful since next time.

 

[Rover_KE]

If you can instal (BE spelling) a spell-check, it will highlight them for you.

 

[emsr2d2]

You still need to change the text back to black in post 1.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Sorry for the typos. When a passage is too long, I can't find typos generated while copying.

Sure you can. We saw them right away.

A simple rule: If it's too long for you to read, it's too long for us to read.

 

[Tdol]

Does the latter mean that in some aspects, progress has been made, but in other ones, it hasn't been made?
For example, a factory can turn a profit(progress), while abusing its workers(under-progress)?

I think the idea is that these are complex issues and we shouldn't make such binary views of them as good/bad. The phrasing is a bit odd to me.