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Comment by AndrewKemendo

The lack of understanding about the change in day-to-day life over the last 200 years is truly unfathomable - I fully do not understand it but the little that I appreciate is absurdly profound in the differences

It’s like we’re living on an entirely different planet than the people who existed prior to the industrial revolution

Bertrand Russell’s grandfather was alive during napoleon’s rule and he speaks about the difference between 1950 and 1900:

https://youtu.be/xL_sMXfzzyA

parent AndrewKemendo 2 months ago

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