Or they might be downvoted because “kings hundreds of years ago” is an irrelevant comparison when talking about the lives of people today. This isn’t a dinner

Or they might be downvoted because “kings hundreds of years ago” is an irrelevant comparison when talking about the lives of people today. This isn’t a dinner party conversation of whether I’d rather be a feudal lord in 1270 Britain or an American living paycheck to paycheck in 2020. Or they might be downvoted because this community skews towards makers, and “it’s better than it was so why talk about how to fix its problems?” is the antithesis of building, creating, making. It is the antithesis of the very real work of progress.