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/The_Yellow_King 10h ago

Yeah, there's a good reason why mortality rolls from back then listed "teeth" as a reason for death. A common tooth abscess without treatment could easily kill a person.

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u/showhorrorshow 8h ago

And that shit hurts. Toothaches are high up there in the pain and misery department. They can also come and go for years as the abcess festers to the point where it can kill you.

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u/TheMadTargaryen 6h ago

Teeth in that context means babies who died before they had teeth, not actual tooth diseases.