> Or maybe I'm just reading your comment wrong Yes, you are. Their point is orthogonal to whether people in other times or places typically have/had it worse i

> Or maybe I'm just reading your comment wrong Yes, you are. Their point is orthogonal to whether people in other times or places typically have/had it worse in terms of agency, fairness, safety, etc. Their point is about the flexibility and natural variation of the original oral medium as opposed to the crystalization of written text.