Without Lincoln, the industrial revolution would have definitely taken a different path and I wonder if overt slavery would have ever been extinguished from the southern states.  My interpretation of history tell's me there would have been more strife and discordance, just delayed.  And that the industrial revolution would have been massively blunted.  And thus, the technological revolution bitcoin would not yet be here.

I'm all for realist takes and Lincoln is was definitely an imperfect human, but this reads a bit more like an overly edgy take on a white-washed world. 

 Do you mean how the aftermath of the Industrial Revolution unfolded post 1860s? Not looking to split hairs here but if you mean the the Revolution itself, it is considered to have roughly taken place between the 1760s and the 1830s. Lincoln was president from 1861 to 1865. Not trying to dunk here, merely remarking that he played a big role in Reconstruction but not the Industrial Revolution. 

 You are correct and thanks for the correction.  I mean the period afterwards with the ascent of the American economy, and accelerating improvements to humanity's living standards and wellbeing. 

 Definitely?