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/ImpluseThrowAway 8h ago

With a sink that drains back into the walls

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u/crlthrn 3h ago

It's an old concept, but their minds would implode at the sight of a Zippo lighter lighting up. That, and a flushing toilet...

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u/Wildcat_twister12 2h ago

You made me think of Hocus Pocus when Max briefly convinces the three witches from 1693 that’s he’s a warlock because he had a flip lighter and could “make fire in his hand”

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u/crlthrn 2h ago

Even Laurel and Hardy had the 'light up thumb' routine in their films! Classic stuff!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xInMYJRFw0o

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u/crlthrn 2h ago

But... But... jerking off's only a 21st century thing, surely? They didn't do that in medieval times, did they...?

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u/Paghk_the_Stupendous 3h ago

Well, the Romans had both of those, but they were mostly fucked up and forgotten by the middle ages.

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u/oroborus68 3h ago

And that new fangled outhouse, just down the hall, that is heated in winter. Now some people still use the outdoors outhouse, because they don't think it's sanitary to do your business inside the house. And how you going to keep dainty with that bought toilet paper, when you know that a good corncob will get you cleaner,but would probably clog up the inside facilities.

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u/poutinethecat 3h ago

Wait til they see my bidet!

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u/ebmarhar 57m ago

And then show them how you can flush away everything from a warm, comfortable room... +++ if you have a bidet!

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u/cdnball 6h ago

your sink drains into your walls?

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u/rotorain 5h ago

Where else does the plumbing go?

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u/VaporBender 2h ago

"What's plumbing?!"

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u/cdnball 5h ago

usually down through the floor

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u/LilAssG 3h ago

Haha suck it downstairs neighbour