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In the organization of industrial life the influence of the factory upon the physiological and mental state of the workers has been completely neglected. Modern industry is based on the conception of the maximum production at lowest cost, in order that an individual or a group of individuals may earn as much money as possible. It has expanded without any idea of the true nature of the human beings who run the machines, and without giving any consideration to the effects produced on the individuals and on their descendants by the artificial mode of existence imposed by the factory. The great cities have been built with no regard for us. The shape and dimensions of the skyscrapers depend entirely on the necessity of obtaining the maximum income per square foot of ground, and of offering to the tenants offices and apartments that please them. This caused the construction of gigantic buildings where too large masses of human beings are crowded together. Civilized men like such a way of living. While they enjoy the comfort and banal luxury of their dwelling, they do not realize that they are deprived of the necessities of life. The modern city consists of monstrous edifices and of dark, narrow streets full of petrol fumes and toxic gases, torn by the noise of the taxicabs, lorries and buses, and thronged ceaselessly by great crowds. Obviously, it has not been planned for the good of its inhabitants.
在工业生活的组织中，工厂对工人的生理和精神状态的影响被完全忽视了。现代工业以最低成本获得最大产出为原则，目的是让个人或某个群体尽可能多地赚钱。现代工业不断扩张，却不了解操作机器者的真实本性，也不考虑工厂强加的人工生活方式会给工人及其后代带来什么影响。大城市的建设没有考虑我们。摩天大楼的形状和规模完全基于如下需求：每平方英尺土地获取最大的收入，以及为租客提供他们满意的办公室和公寓。 这样就导致了摩天大厦的拔地而起，大量人群被聚集在了一起。文明人热衷这样的生活方式。在享受他们住宅的舒适而庸俗的奢华之际，却没有意识到他们被剥夺了生活的必需品。现代都市有着畸形的高楼和阴暗狭窄的街道。街道上满是汽油味和有毒气体，出租车、卡车和公共汽车的噪音不绝于耳，络绎不绝的人群挤来挤去。显而易见，现代都市显然并不是以居民的福祉为出发点来规划的。
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