The reality is, however, that when we compare the miserable conditions of the workers in the petty trades with the conditions of the wage workers in the factories, in the same regions and in the same trades, we see that the very same misery prevails among the factory workers.
Kropotkin highlights the similar miserable conditions faced by workers in petty trades and factory settings.
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