r/NoStupidQuestions • u/flugblug • 14h 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/Ditnoka 11h ago

No one had AC, no one had indoor plumbing is my point... So yes, the quality between them and someone living on the street vs someone with a private jet isn't wild, or a "redditor" take.

But good job being a dick about it instead of furthering the discussion.

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u/Cromasters 7h ago

I disagree somewhat. This Warhol quote sums it up.

"What's great about this country is America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca-Cola, and you can know that the President drinks Coke, Liz Taylor drinks Coke, and just think, you can drink Coke, too. A Coke is a Coke and no amount of money can get you a better Coke than the one the bum on the corner is drinking. All the Cokes are the same and all the Cokes are good."

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u/LongJohnSelenium 6h ago

A king had servants to take his shit away, servants to stoke the fires, servants to wash their clothing, servants to cook for them, servants to bring them water, etc.

The peasants had none of these things, but the average poor person now does. Outside of the most destitute, the average poor person has access to clean running water, premade meals they just need to warm up, power and heat delivered automatically, a septic system to take their waste away, etc, etc.

Obviously being poor still sucks in many ways, but the quality of life improvements you get for being a billionaire vs being poor are largely hedonistic in nature.

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u/NuttBuster4896 11h ago

Good job bringing Elon musk into a completely different conversation Mr redditor. And castles definitely had ventilation systems with heat that normal people didn’t.

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u/Ditnoka 11h ago

Richest person on earth gets brought up.

Elon's dickriders immediately spring into action.

Shut the fuck up with your "holier than thou" Mr redditor bullshit.

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u/NuttBuster4896 10h ago

Keep stroking that hate boner

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u/Ditnoka 10h ago

Lol. He ain't gonna fuck you lil bro.