[zoeysmithe]

I imagine the percent of people who know these telegram cables were made by children is a very low percentage.

[nickdothutton]

The number of people who know anything of history at all, even history of their own peoples, their own country, their own family, is "very low". Absent of course the "history" that Hollywood and other popular media pumps out.

[Xss3]

I think their point is that most peoole aware of the time period know child labour in factories was prominent, especially thanks to Dickens and other authors, so most would guess or be unsurprised to find these cable factories employed children.

[fastball]

What difference does 10 years make when you are working in a shitty factory for peanuts?

[testdelacc1]

Is this a serious question? Then here’s a serious answer - the difference between employing a 9 year old and a 19 year old for a dangerous job is All the difference in the world.