As an experienced player in echoes, I often do something to prevent opponents to get overpowered by industrialization. It is an important strategy for echoes games which is similar to deal with fermentation or mathematics.
I may say industrialization is very powerful but not TOO powerful, at least you have many methods to solve the problem when you are facing it at age 6. Compared to almanac at age 3, you have much more ways to deal with industrialization.