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That's ridiculous. The standard of living has increased astronomically over the past few hundred years in the developed world. People in the lower quintile can
by woah 5y ago
That's ridiculous. The standard of living has increased astronomically over the past few hundred years in the developed world. People in the lower quintile can afford refrigeration, cheap food, unlimited free entertainment, heating and air conditioning, laundry, plumbing, etc etc.
This is not to take away from the stress and precarity of their situation, but materially, almost everyone in the US is better off than almost everyone in ancient rome.
- ReptileMan 5y agoTo rule in hell or to serve in heaven.
- tovej 5y agoI don't think they were comparing today's standard of living in the US to that in Rome, just saying that people misrepresent poverty, and that poverty is crushing for a human being. I do think the fact that you decided to counter and declare that the US meets the incredibly low bar of "better living conditions than ancient Rome" is an interesting point to reflect on, and probably relates to the previous poster's point.
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