• afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
    621·
    1 year ago

    To be fair 1/3 of women don’t die in childbirth, 1/2 of children don’t die before they are ten, we have weed and booze they could never have dreamed of, freaken chocolate and aspirin, and you are highly unlikely to become a sex slave. It was paradise for a very small fraction of the population and rape/slavery/castration for the rest.

    Still I could go for an orgy and some figs if anyone is in the mood.

  • CaptainProton@lemmy.worldEnglish
    44·
    1 year ago

    The Ancient Greeks weren’t actively trying to turn the strawberries in your fridge into a SaaS subscription.

    • drphungky@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      I am from now on referring to local produce clubs as “Strawberries As A Service”. Thank you.

    • dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world
      31·
      1 year ago

      This actually points to the root of the problem. You couldn’t do that kind of retail subscription nonsense in ancient times because the bookkeeping, identity management, and fraud prevention would have been a nightmare. Since we found out how to automate all of those problems away, here we are.

      • CaptainProton@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Sort of, my point is really that there are new kinds of work that were not really conceivable at the time, most of which has no direct influence on whether you’re fed, clothed, housed, and healthy. (Indirectly is another matter, North Korean’s wisest minds centrally decide what really matters and look where that gets them… Not a 3 day work week)

    • baseless_discourse@mander.xyz
      12·
      1 year ago

      *probably way more than half

      And there are five of us who can afford figs for everyone forever, but decided to use that money to lure underaged teens for orgy outside in some secluded islands.

  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
    321·
    1 year ago

    When I went freelance, it was hard not having a boss at first, now I’m totally into it. It took around a year for me to get everything to where I felt good about it. I think a lot of people don’t realize that the uncomfortable feeling of not having a boss usually doesn’t last forever. The people who liked working from home probably get it. We are taught to have bosses from a very early age.

    • ByteWizard@lemm.eeEnglish
      65·
      1 year ago

      LoL. Currency has nothing to do with scarcity.

      Currency is an invention of necessity. It permits bartering at a much greater scale. It’s been a feature of pretty much every society, ever.

  • Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee
    141·
    1 year ago

    I mean, precisely because of that people indeed now do have fig orgies outside. Just don’t count workers as people.

    • latesleeper@lemmy.world
      5·
      1 year ago

      Figs are way better than apples which are very popular for some reason. They’re at least as tasty as a banana. I actually think the average fig is better than the average strawberry. Too many big bland strawberries.

        • latesleeper@lemmy.world
          21·
          1 year ago

          Of the many dozens of different apples I’ve had, none have deserved to be as popular as they are. I suspect people just like the crunch; flavor-wise I’m unimpressed. The best thing about apples is apple pie.

          I have had many great and terrible strawberries. I think the average is disappointing. The best are indeed kings and better than figs. Maybe I’ve just been lucky with figs, but they’ve all been better than the average strawberry. My personal favorite is a plum but to get a plum that’s better than the best strawberry is exceedingly difficult.