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also shows - how on a basic comparison some rich people back then lived way better than some poor folks do today in terms of assets. though in terms of relative

by dzonga 2y ago

also shows - how on a basic comparison some rich people back then lived way better than some poor folks do today in terms of assets. though in terms of relative access to goods poor folks today are better off.

bmicraft 2y ago
> though in terms of relative access to goods poor folks today are better off. What's that meant to imply? The people starving today certainly aren't better off than those wealthy Romans were. Not in any way other then a theoretical "if they stopped being poor" sense.