The demonization of the Industrial Revolution was apparent in both of Karl Marx’s works. In the Communist Manifesto he blatantly put forth the idea that industry was oppressive to the worker. I remember reading that in High School, and it seemed stupid to me, because without industry, there wouldn’t be any workers to oppress! I fought with my teacher over that one! LOL!
That was back in the 60’s.
The single most beneficial event to humans in history was the spread of Capitalism. The collective wealth and well-being of people exposed to it increased dramatically over historical levels. And not only did wealth increase, but health and living conditions. And when Capitalism is stamped out, like it was in Russia and other Communist countries, the standards of living took a nose dive. People literally went back to riding around in horse-drawn carts. Capitalism is God-given.