Whenever I am feeling out of sorts with modernity one word brings me back to my senses - dentistry!
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Helen, I think I could probably list some bullet points. But I'd be interested in your (abstract, rather than concrete) examples of late medieval horrors in contrast to modern ones. 1 rule: you can't mention anything that Pinker mentioned in "Better Angels..."!
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How's about plague not being an active epidemic and crop yields that actually keep pace with population growth?
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The only reason to be anti-modern would be if one imagined they would have a position of greater privilege and prosperity at some other point in time. Generally, this being the freest time in history, that would imply some form of force or injustice to secure that advantage.
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Everyone thinks they'll be the knight and not the stablehand.
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try navigating a tendon sheath infection w/o modern med tech while you're there....spoiler you lose the hand best possible prognosis and have still not fully recovered by the end of that 6 months
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There are lots of places in the world that are arent modern. I hear their cost of living is pretty cheap too, if you don't mind the diseases.
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