This 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 affai

This 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...