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cost of living 86 years ago (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago by can@sh.itjust.works to c/4chan@lemmy.world

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[–] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It would be kinda funny if, in like two hundred years, historians refered to this time period as "The Total Shit Show."

[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It would be good if there we historians at that time. I'm turning a bit pessimistic as of lately 😞

[–] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Oh I'm sure there will be... Rome didn't fall in a day.

[–] iquanyin@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

how long did it take for most of everything on earth to die after the climate got messed up? which has happened more than once and is dixon’ to again…

[–] Nudding@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Rome never had a climate apocalypse

[–] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

They had at least one small one. Rome was around for a while.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-roman-empires-worst-plagues-were-linked-to-climate-change/

[–] JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Most wellbeing metrics are better than almost any other time in history, including lifespan and hunger. For history, we’re living in a golden age. It’s just a bit rough for us younger people because I believe we’re doing worse than our parents, and we are the first generation to experience that.