It's funny, but I often find myself longing for "simpler times" without the modern day distractions my life is saturated with (by my own choice/fault obviously)

It's funny, but I often find myself longing for "simpler times" without the modern day distractions my life is saturated with (by my own choice/fault obviously). Then I think about the chores I have around the house and realize that "emptying my fridge's water pan" potentially 2 or more times/day would be a giant PITA. Of course it all comes down to free time, and I have this assumption that life was lived at a slower pace back then. I wonder how much of that is actually true though. You had a ton more little chores to maintain things, and there was less automation for sure. And a lot of it was highly dependent on your class and wealth. If you were poor, life may have been "slower paced with fewer distractions," but you were still working 12-16hr days in a factory in shitty living conditions. Ironically enough I'm watching a UK reality series called Time Crashers right now that takes some celebs and sticks them into various time periods in different roles to see how they fare. I normally loathe reality TV and love documentaries, and this is striking an oddly pleasant middle ground.