> Of course these services were not universally available, we were lucky to live in a moderately affluent town with a prosperous working class. I think that's

> Of course these services were not universally available, we were lucky to live in a moderately affluent town with a prosperous working class. I think that's key. The wealthy live well enough in pretty much any society. It is the poor who often have the greatest to gain (and lose, when mis-applied) from technological innovations and from having them become widespread.