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Re:Why a medieval peasant got more vacation time than you by DanI-S on Sunday September 01, 2013 @03:06PM (#6311625)
Perhaps given more time to tend our own gardens, make our own tools and furniture and work on our houses, we'd be a happier and more prosperous civilization.
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Re:Why a medieval peasant got more vacation time than you by davidw on Sunday September 01, 2013 @04:02PM (#6311895)
To me,

> make our own tools

means "hacking on Emacs", and indeed, it is fun.

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Re:Why a medieval peasant got more vacation time than you by DanI-S on Sunday September 01, 2013 @06:42PM (#6312484)
Exactly.
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Re:Why a medieval peasant got more vacation time than you by travisp on Sunday September 01, 2013 @04:20PM (#6311983)
I suppose it's possible. Personally, very little has made me as happy as moving from a house to an apartment and never having to tend a garden or make housing repairs ever again.
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Re:Why a medieval peasant got more vacation time than you by qwertzlcoatl on Sunday September 01, 2013 @05:11PM (#6312166)
Depends on which modern day activities you are comparing those with.
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