this post was submitted on 07 Nov 2023
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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Feudal peasants actually got a decent amount of time off, because the landlords understood that they had to keep the masses happy. Medieval peasants had an average of like four months of vacation time a year. Basically, the ruling class knew that the only thing stopping the peasants from marching up to the castle with pitchforks was the peasants’ own sense of civility.

[–] Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

And by "vacation", you mean "Time spent working not to pay taxes"

[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago

My gut says medieval peasants had to use that time on chores. Where can I read about how medieval peasants had like, a good time? And that they weren't unhappy enough to kill their Lords?

[–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Now dopamine hits are used

[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago

Large if verifiable