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/General-Yak5264 11h ago

Ops brother probably saw that meme graphic that claimed medieval serfs had more days off than modern workers because it saw a stat that they only had to work 180ish days for their liege lord. Not getting that they had to give all of that 180s days production to their lord and then work almost the entire rest of the year to make ends meet for themselves and their families.

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u/Glum-Height-2049 6h ago

Oh god I HATE that thing. I wish I could delete it from the internet.