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>We have forgotten how unrelentingly dark the pre-industrial world was For anyone that wants to remember, spend time in remote African villages. You go to bed
by grecy 2y ago
>We have forgotten how unrelentingly dark the pre-industrial world was
For anyone that wants to remember, spend time in remote African villages. You go to bed when the sun does, and you get up when it does. It’s really nice, I was better rested after 3 years there than ever in my life.
- dyauspitr 2y agoIsn’t that around 12 hours of sleeping time that close to the equator?
- SoftTalker 2y agoYes, and I think that's about what people need. The 8 hour standard became a thing to support industrial work. 8 hours sleep, 12 hours at the factory, 4 hours to eat and get to and from work.
- grecy 2y ago12 glorious hours, yes
- fudged71 2y agoThe other thing that I was amazed by in Africa was watching hundreds of people walking beside highways in the pitch dark.