▲ 803 ▼ No, it's not 'normal'. (thelemmy.club) submitted 4 weeks ago by db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com [M] to c/flippanarchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 81 comments fedilink hide all child comments Cross-posted from "No, it's not 'normal'." by @DougHolland@lemmy.world in !aiop@lemmy.world
[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (2 children) Tell that to a farmer permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Godric@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 child) 1000%, these aren't new concepts that were invented alongside coinage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PangurBan@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 child) Tbh humans have it better now than ever before. Making claims of "normal" is pretty silly, lol. Long life spans aren't normal. Retirement is not normal. Not living in fear of wild animals is not normal. Etc. But yes, things can be and therefore should be better. That's the only real argument. Saying anything else just harms the cause. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 weeks ago Of course retirement is normal, societies have taken care of the elderly and infirm, people with disabilities of any kind, children, and so on. Are you kidding? permalink fedilink source parent [–] IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf 1 point 1 week ago medieval peasant sustenance farmers worked a lot less than us permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Godric@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 child) 1000%, these aren't new concepts that were invented alongside coinage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PangurBan@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 child) Tbh humans have it better now than ever before. Making claims of "normal" is pretty silly, lol. Long life spans aren't normal. Retirement is not normal. Not living in fear of wild animals is not normal. Etc. But yes, things can be and therefore should be better. That's the only real argument. Saying anything else just harms the cause. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 weeks ago Of course retirement is normal, societies have taken care of the elderly and infirm, people with disabilities of any kind, children, and so on. Are you kidding? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PangurBan@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 child) Tbh humans have it better now than ever before. Making claims of "normal" is pretty silly, lol. Long life spans aren't normal. Retirement is not normal. Not living in fear of wild animals is not normal. Etc. But yes, things can be and therefore should be better. That's the only real argument. Saying anything else just harms the cause. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 weeks ago Of course retirement is normal, societies have taken care of the elderly and infirm, people with disabilities of any kind, children, and so on. Are you kidding? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 weeks ago Of course retirement is normal, societies have taken care of the elderly and infirm, people with disabilities of any kind, children, and so on. Are you kidding? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf 1 point 1 week ago medieval peasant sustenance farmers worked a lot less than us permalink fedilink source parent
