RIP_Sinners t1_iugt6cn wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:34 AM

Medieval Europeans did a lot of dying in the winter. Old people, very young people...

A lot of the winter survival tricks are either not viable or no longer worth it. The solutions of today are better, it's just a matter of getting enough consensus, in most cases.

deep_sea2 t1_iugx9ig wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:32 AM

It's odd how some people don't get this. OP is basically asking, "Why can't modern people just accept a life expectancy of 40 years and an infant mortality rate of 300 death per 1000 births."

People back in the day were tough, but it's not like they were good at surviving. People have sucked at surviving right up until the 20th century.

No-Conference-8451 t1_iuh0e8b wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:20 AM

But back then, there were real men Not pussies like today

mighty_least_weasel t1_iuhil97 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:38 AM

In whiny voice: "I was born in the wrong era."