> What's going on? It looks like that 1300's little folk was better off than we are Not really. Your standard of living went up by a lot. The apartment you ha

> What's going on? It looks like that 1300's little folk was better off than we are Not really. Your standard of living went up by a lot. The apartment you have today has air-conditioning, electricity, refrigerator, internet access, cable, indoor plumbing, R-30 insulation, etc. Then you have all your neighborhood/government amenities that you didn't have in the 1300's... And you can buy houses in plenty of US cities for the price of 2 year's salary.