Soup_Roll t1_j6a8wcb wrote on January 28, 2023 at 9:49 PM

Reply to comment by Crazocrates in Technology hasn't made things easier, it's made us work longer, harder, and for less money. by [deleted]

This is your mistake though. Its not about judging the past by modern standards, it's about the quality of life by the standards of the time. If everyone dies by 30 then that's just life, it doesn't make your life worse that we now live longer in the same way our life isn't changed by the fact in 2084 people might live to 200. An average person can travel the globe now but will never have the thrill of seeing an animal that they haven't already seen on TV or in a kids book. An ancient Greek might be caught at sea, wash up in Madagascar and have their mind blown. Whose life is more abundant?

Crazocrates t1_j6a9gm8 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 9:53 PM

Ours. Because we legitimately have more. More of practically everything. An average individual back then had less than an average individual now. That ancient Greek might only ever hear stories about animals other than what roams his neighborhood.