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Kierkegaard might not have had a mortgage, kids vectoring toward absurdly expensive college, a shaky economy, the knowledge at any moment one could lose health
by linuxlizard 8y ago
Kierkegaard might not have had a mortgage, kids vectoring toward absurdly expensive college, a shaky economy, the knowledge at any moment one could lose health care. In the modern economy, the sword of economic Damocles hangs above us all.
- coldtea 8y agoYeah, people of previous ages had it too easy /s
- grecy 8y ago> ..Absurdly expensive college, a shaky economy, the knowledge at any moment one could lose health care. Hundreds of millions of people living in First World countries don't have these things hanging over them. I personally feel the things you have mentioned are a basic human right.
- p1esk 8y agoDid you just compare modern life/economy to that of a hundred and fifty years ago? Really? Back in Kierkegaard's day it was considered normal to own another human being, there was almost no medical care, and vast majority of people in first world countries were illiterate, and lived in extreme poverty (by modern standards). Even if you compare people of Kierkegaard's means (i.e. rich) then and now, it's still very clear that life is better today in pretty much every way.
- linuxlizard 8y agoI must apologize for my whiny comment. Looking back, yeah, I was being whiny. I know I am fortunate to live where I do and live when I do. I'll shut up now.