> Life is far easier today than it was 50 years ago, at least for most workers. Whenever I find myself following the line of thinking that OP put forward, I t

> Life is far easier today than it was 50 years ago, at least for most workers. Whenever I find myself following the line of thinking that OP put forward, I try and remember: I'm the first generation in my family to be able to rely on the fact that any place I'm in (read: my car and my personal residence) has air conditioning