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A comment on Seneca on The Shortness of Time (2017). Parent comment

Re:Seneca on The Shortness of Time (2017) by dwrodri on Sunday February 02, 2020 @01:30PM (#22218441)
The progress we have made towards changing the conditions humans live in has evolved immensely, but the progress we have made towards a different human condition from our ancestors is almost nonexistent.
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Re:Seneca on The Shortness of Time (2017) by agumonkey on Sunday February 02, 2020 @01:56PM (#22218599)
yes agreed, materially we're off the pit

I'd argue though, that a good life is a balance between human condition and material needs. A kind of optimized frugality.

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