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They'd definitely be amazed at the quality of life everyone has, including the poorest in society.
I just listened to something on how much emphasis is put on inequality, but the actual gap between quality of life of the rich and poor is so much smaller today. For example, it used to be that not too long ago, the rich had a car and the poor simply didn't, and now the rich have a car, and the poor have a less luxurious car.
I'm sure the family from the 1800's would be shocked at some of the cultural changes, but they'd almost think this was a utopia compared to their living conditions.
Let's say a group of pioneers, during the 1800s, travelling along the California or Oregon trail enters a magical time portal that teleports them today. What do you think they would think of today?
Depending on which part of the 1800s you're talking about. But someone from 1803 would say, how are all these black people are roaming free?
Let's say a group of pioneers, during the 1800s, travelling along the California or Oregon trail enters a magical time portal that teleports them today. What do you think they would think of today?
they would probably think they were in a make believe world. Even my father who died on NY day,2000 would wonder what the hell has happened? I will add, he was pretty progressive in his thinking and extremely educated. Not only politics would cause him to shake his head, so would the advancement of technology and the decline in Christian living; two things he held close to his heart.
I wasn't born in the 1800s and I get upset when I travel to a place after many years. Too many strip malls and cookie cutter homes.
That is probably obvious, that you weren't born in the 1800s!
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There was a "Twilight Zone" episode about a pioneer in 1847 whose son has a fever and is dying. He is a member of a wagon train and walks off to look for water. He stumbles into the 20th century and is able to find his way back to his world, taking with him a bottle of penicillin.
One of my favorite episodes from that series. It was called "A Hundred Yards Over The Rim," from 1961.
They'd definitely be amazed at the quality of life everyone has, including the poorest in society.
I just listened to something on how much emphasis is put on inequality, but the actual gap between quality of life of the rich and poor is so much smaller today. For example, it used to be that not too long ago, the rich had a car and the poor simply didn't, and now the rich have a car, and the poor have a less luxurious car.
I'm sure the family from the 1800's would be shocked at some of the cultural changes, but they'd almost think this was a utopia compared to their living conditions.
You're right about "not too long ago." Even in the 1950s, owning a car was a big deal, depending on where you lived. However, they were a lot cheaper too. The year I graduated high school, a brand new 1968 VW Beetle (manual transmission) was $1,700.
Let's say a group of pioneers, during the 1800s, travelling along the California or Oregon trail enters a magical time portal that teleports them today. What do you think they would think of today?
They'd think: Why is everybody looking down at the flat things they're holding?
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