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Compared to what we have today? I don't think you have to go very far back at all. Even in medieval times they didn't have the free time we have now.
by mpd 7y ago
Compared to what we have today? I don't think you have to go very far back at all. Even in medieval times they didn't have the free time we have now.
- darkerside 7y agoCitation needed. Cursory googling indicates hours weren't all that different. https://www.lostkingdom.net/medieval-workday-working-hours/ https://www.lostkingdom.net/medieval-workday-working-hours/
- CydeWeys 7y agoThis is a common misconception, but until the modern age most people had lots of free time. It was only after the industrial revolution that this state of affairs changed. See e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/28q7l5/how_much_free_time_did_an_average_person_in_the/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/28q7l5/how_m...
- mpd 7y agoAck, that's pretty interesting
- lgeorget 7y agoIt depends mostly on the period, the availability of food etc. One anecdote: I visited the (replica of) Chauvet Cave, in France, a few months ago, in which some of the best-preserved cave paintings in the world can be seen. They were painted around 30000 years ago from now by the Aurignacian, people very similar to us modern humans, including in height. We were told that they would spent only 4 to 5 hours a day hunting or gathering the necessary raw materials to survive. The rest of the time could be dedicated to the making of splendid clothes, a large variety af daily items, art, etc. Edit: relevant wikipedia pages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauvet_Cave https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauvet_Cave , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurignacian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurignacian