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> In the not distant past most Americans spent 30+% of their income on food, which I doubt is a world many of us want to return to. Not only that, but as recen
by dmoy 3y ago
> In the not distant past most Americans spent 30+% of their income on food, which I doubt is a world many of us want to return to.
Not only that, but as recently as like 100 years ago, 30% of people in the US were farmers (ish).
- Turing_Machine 3y agoFor that matter, it hasn't been all that long since around 90% of the people were agricultural laborers -- pretty much world-wide before the European Renaissance and Enlightenment, and in many areas of the planet, well into the 20th Century. Generally unfree laborers at that (i.e., slaves or serfs).