Modern Psychology will nowadays teach You allot of things that oppresses You into a human being that they want to Make you be like to be useful for the humanity and others.
I will share some researched examples of 12 different activities that are forbidden since the 19th. Century, which has been recently.
Research:
1. Medically Harmful Clothing.
In the 19th century, it was a rigid social requirement for women of certain classes to wear tight-laced corsets. This fashion staple was designed to create an unnaturally small waist. It was physically harmful, restricting breathing, displacing internal organs, and even deforming the rib cage over time. Combined with heavy, floor-length skirts that dragged on unsanitary streets, this clothing was both unhealthy and severely limited physical movement.
Why it's better now: Society no longer demands that people wear physically harmful garments to meet a fashion standard. The move toward practical, comfortable, and hygienic clothing represents a major improvement in health and personal freedom. People are now free to move, breathe, and participate in active lives without being constrained by dangerous fashion.
2. Sale of Dangerous "Patent Medicines".
Throughout the 19th century, bottles of "cure-alls" were sold without any regulation. These "medicines" often contained undisclosed ingredients like opium, morphine, cocaine, and large amounts of alcohol. They were addictive, ineffective, and often lethal, especially when given to children.
Why it's better now: Today, laws like the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906) and the creation of agencies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) require medicines to be tested for safety and efficacy. Ingredients must be clearly labeled, protecting the public from poisoning and false claims.
3. Using Lead in Household Paint.
Lead-based paint was popular in the 19th century for its durability and color. It was widely used on the interior and exterior of homes, as well as on toys and furniture.
Why it's better now: We now know that lead is a potent neurotoxin that causes severe, permanent health damage, especially in children's developing brains. Its use in household paint is now banned in most of the world, preventing widespread poisoning.
4. Sale of Contaminated Food.
Before health regulations, there was no way for consumers to know what was in their food. Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel The Jungle famously exposed the Chicago meatpacking industry, where diseased meat, chemicals, and even body parts of workers were ground up and sold to the public.
Why it's better now: Food safety laws require sanitary processing, pasteurization, refrigeration, and government inspection. This has virtually eliminated diseases like botulism and tuberculosis from our food supply and ensures we can trust what we buy.
5. Lack of Basic Workplace Safety.
In a typical 19th-century factory, there was no legal "duty of care" for employers. Workers faced exposed moving machinery, a lack of fire escapes, and no compensation for injuries. If a worker was maimed or killed, it was often considered their own fault or just a risk of the job.
Why it's better now: Workplace safety regulations (like the establishment of OSHA in the U.S.) mandate safety guards, protective equipment, and clear procedures. This has drastically reduced the number of deaths and injuries on the job.
6. No Sanitation or Sewage Rules.
In 19th-century cities, raw sewage often flowed in open gutters in the streets. Household and human waste were tossed into cesspits that contaminated the local water supply (often a public pump or well). This led to constant, deadly outbreaks of diseases like cholera and typhoid.
Why it's better now: Public health acts led to the creation of modern sewer systems and clean water treatment plants. This single change is arguably one of the biggest leaps in human health, saving billions of lives by preventing waterborne diseases.
7. Imprisonment for Debt.
In the 19th century, in many countries including the US and UK, people could be arrested and locked in "debtors' prisons" for failing to pay a creditor. This system was counterproductive, as an imprisoned person had no way to earn money to pay their debt. These prisons were often squalid, mixing hardened criminals with ordinary citizens whose only "crime" was poverty or misfortune.
Why it's better now: Modern laws recognize that imprisonment is not a just or effective solution for civil debt. Bankruptcy laws and other legal protections now exist to help individuals resolve financial hardship without facing prison, reflecting a more humane approach to poverty and financial failure.
8. Legal Racial Discrimination.
In many parts of the world, it was legal to deny people basic services, housing, education, and jobs simply because of their race. Systems like racial segregation (e.g., Apartheid or "Jim Crow" laws) were legally enforced.
Why it's better now: Civil rights movements and subsequent laws (like the Civil Rights Act of 1964) have made this kind of discrimination illegal. While prejudice still exists, society has legally affirmed the principle of equality and provides legal protection against discrimination.
9. Denial of Women's Basic Legal Rights.
In most 19th-century societies, a married woman had few, if any, legal rights. She could not vote, serve on a jury, or sue in court. In many places, any property or wages she earned automatically became the legal property of her husband (a concept called "coverture").
Why it's better now: The women's suffrage and feminist movements fought for and won legal and political equality. Women can now vote, own property, and participate fully in public and economic life, a fundamental shift toward a more just society.
10. Public Executions.
In the early 19th century, executions were often carried out in public as a form of "entertainment" and a grim warning. Large, rowdy crowds would gather to watch, and the events were often brutal.
Why it's better now: As the century progressed, societies recognized this as a cruel, dehumanizing, and ineffective deterrent. Executions were moved behind prison walls, and many nations have since abolished the death penalty entirely, viewing it as a violation of human rights.
11. Unrestricted Industrial Pollution.
During the Industrial Revolution, factories could release any and all waste directly into the air and water. Rivers "ran black" with chemical dyes and industrial sludge, and city air was thick with toxic, black smoke (smog), causing widespread respiratory illness.
Why it's better now: Environmental protection laws (like the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act) now heavily regulate what factories can release. While pollution is still a major problem, these laws have made our air and water dramatically cleaner and healthier than they were.
12. Dueling.
To defend one's "honor," it was an accepted (and in some places, legal) practice for two men to formally fight with pistols or swords. These duels, often over minor insults, frequently resulted in serious injury or death.
Why it's better now: Society gradually came to see dueling as a barbaric and pointless waste of life. It was outlawed and replaced with a legal system designed to settle disputes in a civil and non-violent way.
Conclusion:
The time is too short to do drastic changes, but while the world is getting better also more restrictions from the past have came off and caused allot of disagreeing with people in certain locations.
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