• @Gabu@lemmy.world
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    61 year ago

    You’re joking, right? A peasant in the 1200s would work less than a regular person today.

    • Querk [they/them]
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      41 year ago

      Do you think an average person in 13th century had a better quality of life than an average person living in the 21st century?

          • @Gabu@lemmy.world
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            -11 year ago

            For one, the fact their work (which took significantly less time) lead to a real, objective difference and benefit in their society. There’s also the fact that anyone not enslaved had partial or complete ownership of their lands. Not to be underestimated, as well, is the fact their society wasn’t immediately doomed to collapse from worldwide catastrophes.