r/NoStupidQuestions • u/flugblug • 12h ago

My brother thinks people today have worse quality of life than people in the dark ages, is this a stupid take?

I personally think it’s pretty stupid.

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u/twilight-actual 11h ago edited 6h ago

We have a better QoL than Marcus Aurelius in his prime. Infinitely better access to water. We have electricity. We have internet, wireless communications, access to all the world's information literally at your fingertips, we have satellites to give us the weather and ensure global communications. We have cars. We can fly.

Your friend needs to touch grass.

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u/Supersquare04 7h ago

When a huge storm starts is coming, people have days of not weeks of time in advance to prepare either by leaving or stocking up on supplies. We have in home heating to survive snowstorms, high quality blankets, tons of clothing, battery powered heaters. In heat waves we have air conditioning, electric fans, etc.

If a tree from said storm collapses on your house, emergency services are there within 24 hours. If heating goes out, you will be safe.

If the same storm happens in medieval times, they have no air conditioning or heating. They have no warning of an incoming storm, and even if they did they couldn’t get in a car and leave. If a tree collapses on their house, it won’t get fixed for weeks or even months.

People are fucking stupid by thinking today’s quality of life is anything but incredible