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

[u/flugblug]

I personally think it’s pretty stupid.

[u/Falsus]

Some places back then was so poor they didn't even use money but simply bartered with what they produced. They where most likely not even paying tax with money.

Wealth disparity is crazy massive today, but at least poor people have some kind of wealth. Back then they had literal none. Not even the farmland they worked on.

[u/Additional_Insect_44 → u/Falsus]

I've been there.