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Re:For first time since 1880s, more young Americans live wit... by whichfawkes on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @06:35PM (#11766088)
I would absolutely go back 100 years and live John Rockefeller's life. I certainly value a lot of the advancements we've made since then, but for me luxury means not having to work!

I don't know if there's any reasonable way you can actually measure "standard of living", since it arguably includes "happiness" which is difficult to quantify.

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Re:For first time since 1880s, more young Americans live wit... by ghaff on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @06:52PM (#11766213)
Except he worked hard a good part of his life--whether or not a lot of people here agree with his goals. (And worked quite hard on philanthropy as well.)

John D. Rockefeller also did live to a rather old age. Not everyone in that era was as fortunate.

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