Quote:
Originally Posted by SeeBass
Ok Peter I have to call you on this one. Which ways do you think people were better off in feudal times?
Not looking for a fight just your opinion  |
Not feudal times or necessarily any times. I just don't believe in the absolute progress of humanity. So certainly people "back then" weren't as miserable as moderns would like to believe. We're pretty miserable now by any standards anyway, rates of anxiety and depression are soaring.
Also, you consider the degree to which autocratic bureaucracies and governors interfere in our daily lives. We are not at all autonomous, much less so than say a Greek citizen living in Athens 2300 years ago.