The Worst Jobs in History - The Victorian Age - Part 4

More worst Jobs from the Victorian era... wasn't life just a bowl of cherries. Full steam ahead! Creative Planet, Creative thinking

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[demonella]

The hopelessness of life for some of the people back then is just so sad. I mean, the Victorian age was wonderful for many reasons, but it was an awful time for the poor.

[electropopprincess]

i totally agree. i live in a two up two down terrace in Manchester, it feels crowded with my family of three at times but i couldnt even imagine having to share with three or four large families with no running water and lack of food :(

[TheIcelandicPatriot]

@Varangian1915 You do realize that this was about 100-150 years ago? 

[Varangian1915]

Makes me REALLY happy I live in America and not england.

[Ayanra]

@gloryboxlock

That principle would work if everyone was out hunting for food and no class systems limiting the strong and intelligent. But there were probably some children who died in chimneys that would have surpassed all the noble children had they been given even half the opportunity the upper-class had.

Though the plague does seem to fit your Darwinism, I'll admit to that.

[gloryboxlock]

we originated from these people don't forget. The only reason we are alive is cause our ancestors lived long enough to give birth to us... not one of our great great great great etc grandfathers would of died up a chimney if they were a sweep.

That's called Survival Of the Fittest! We are the result of our lineage even surviving the black plague. Think about that.

[TheIcelandicPatriot]

@MrDatoMike Intresting. 

[TheIcelandicPatriot]

@MrDatoMike To be honest i don't know everything about anarchy but the name says a lot and can often be confused with chaos. I personally can't see how we can live without some sort of goverment.

[tnb35]

you got to hand it to the Victorians they did allot of recycling allot more modern people do

[shcnoozlebop]

@LittleMissSweetieKat yeah, even the really wealthy were still not that well off. lol

[shcnoozlebop]

@LittleMissSweetieKat totally... the last emperor of russia's son, alexei, was a haemopheliac, and they couldn't even do much for him.

but even the royals only showered once a month back then because they were suspicious that spending so much time in water made you ill =.=