The pre-modern era did not force a 40 hour work week on top of a commute, household chores and childcare to each person.
We might have far more creature comforts, but we are overall working more hours because we no longer come home with the place cleaned up, a hot meal ready, and kids taken care of thanks to unpaid spousal labor.
Everyone is working full time and the work of a stay at home parent on top of that, and with little to no community support.
The act of ‘just buying something’ involves a 15 minute drive somewhere and back because nothing is walkable anymore thanks to suburban sprawling and you can’t do anything without spending time driving, parking, and walking endlessly in massive stores that are designed to make you get as little done in as much time as possible.
The pre-modern era did not force a 40 hour work week on top of a commute, household chores and childcare to each person.
We might have far more creature comforts, but we are overall working more hours because we no longer come home with the place cleaned up, a hot meal ready, and kids taken care of thanks to unpaid spousal labor.
Everyone is working full time and the work of a stay at home parent on top of that, and with little to no community support.
The act of ‘just buying something’ involves a 15 minute drive somewhere and back because nothing is walkable anymore thanks to suburban sprawling and you can’t do anything without spending time driving, parking, and walking endlessly in massive stores that are designed to make you get as little done in as much time as possible.