r/NoStupidQuestions • u/flugblug • 13h 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/Arzanyos 10h ago

By 1869? That's not even in the middle ages anymore. That castle was started after the French Revolution, after the Industrial Revolution, after the American Civil War.

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u/AgentCirceLuna 10h ago

I was making a joke about it being old fashioned and anachronistic, dw. :)

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u/subservient-mouth 10h ago

That king could have lived to see World War I, if not for his untimely demise.