> People of the past lived happier, more in peace and more fulfilling years of life than modern people That's a pretty broad claim. How far back is "the past"

> People of the past lived happier, more in peace and more fulfilling years of life than modern people That's a pretty broad claim. How far back is "the past" that was so much better? Which people did you have in mind? The Irish peasants starving because of potato blight? European villagers during the Black Death? The slaves building pyramids in ancient Egypt?