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Imagine food costing 10x more in constant units of money, having articles of clothing take a months wage, etc.
by Aloha 3y ago
Imagine food costing 10x more in constant units of money, having articles of clothing take a months wage, etc.
- heyoni 3y agoThat sounds wonderful. I already wear the same outfit all the time.
- Spivak 3y agoHumans are really good at getting used to things. There's a chance that even with a life that's worse on paper compared to modern life you end up happier. Think about it this way. We are living in an era that will eventually be thought of as a time where people couldn't imagine how we lived.
- Aloha 3y agoThats any era, honestly. While I think we might have too much choice now, I think moving back to a 1600 level of choice (and inequality spread) would make me miserable personally. Also, I like not dying at 35 (am over 35 now).
- fbdab103 3y agoTake heart - you most likely would have died before the age of five. If you survived past that, you were likely to make it well past 35. Historically high childhood mortality is what pulls down average life expectancy.