What single contributing factor would you say carries the most weight? Throughout history there has been inequality, but never like this. Even medieval peasants worked less than modern Americans.
I think it’s our survival instinct to hoard. I don’t think we’ve evolved to live in such a massive civilization. We weren’t meant to live this way.
I do think this level of equality would exist in older times if they knew they could get away with it.
However the scale at which we live (the global economy) is so much larger that it’s easier for them to extract and hoard wealth. In older times our communities were much smaller. The consequences for fucking around were a lot higher because it was easier for the poors to hold them accountable.
The human race is truly fucked ain’t it? We are all out for ourselves. Nothing will ever change.
What single contributing factor would you say carries the most weight? Throughout history there has been inequality, but never like this. Even medieval peasants worked less than modern Americans.
I think it’s our survival instinct to hoard. I don’t think we’ve evolved to live in such a massive civilization. We weren’t meant to live this way.
I do think this level of equality would exist in older times if they knew they could get away with it.
However the scale at which we live (the global economy) is so much larger that it’s easier for them to extract and hoard wealth. In older times our communities were much smaller. The consequences for fucking around were a lot higher because it was easier for the poors to hold them accountable.
Source?
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/the-average-american-worker-puts-in-more-hours-than-a-medieval-peasant
Edit:lol downvoted for posting a source.
Thanks, the medieval worker put in much longer work hours, which is interesting
You must have some reading comprehension problems or you’re simply arguing in bad faith. I suspect it’s the latter
https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/regulation-industry/medieval-peasants-really-did-not-work-only-150-days-a-year/
https://www.grunge.com/847151/medieval-peasants-may-have-worked-less-than-modern-americans/
https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/rauch/worktime/hours_workweek.html
https://historycollection.com/medieval-peasants-worked-fewer-hours-than-modern-americans/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/medieval-peasants-vacation-more
Look at the column for medival worker vs. peasant
You cherry pick data to fit your narrative
What narrative? This is the first time I see that link