Things that are better about the First World:
1. We have plumbing instead of outdoor sewage rivers.
2. We also bathe and use deoderant and are generally much more hygienic.
3. Our world smells much, much, MUCH better now.
4. We travel by train or car instead of by horse and wagon.
5. And we can fly! Imagine that one, Leonardo da Vinci.
6. We need not be wary of thieves and criminals in the forest.
7. We no longer need fear death by: hanging, quartering, chopping off of the head, sword wound (and any other wound for that matter), or plague.
8. It is unlikely that our village will be raped or pillaged. Or set on fire.
9. We have science now. And Medicine. And dental care! And we know some things about nature and biology.
10. We have television, the internet, and smartphones. Need I say more??
11. We have access to so much more: more information, more possessions, more FOOD, more STUFF.
12. We have few limits and endless choices.
Things that were better about the Medieval World:
1. They had knights and maidens.
2. They also had Kings and Queens.
3. Their world was full of mystery, fantasy and the supernatural, belief, faith, and witnessing miracles in the everyday.
4. If ignorance is bliss... then they were blissfully ignorant.
5. Each person had a specific role to play in society, every individual had a certain fate or destiny.
6. They had a general acceptance of life as it is: mad, chaotic, and inevitable.
... And, now, I can't help wondering who is actually better off?
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