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Re:Farmer born in 1842 talks about life and change (1929) [v... by badestrand on Sunday October 03, 2021 @04:17AM (#28735452)
Physical health probably.

Seems like until 100 years ago it was a lot of work to get obese while today it kind of happens if you don't watch out.

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Re:Farmer born in 1842 talks about life and change (1929) [v... by lotsofpulp on Sunday October 03, 2021 @05:56AM (#28735871)
It was a lot of work to not suffer long term effects of common infections too, or even second hand smoke. Or more directly, malnutrition and hunger.
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