If you could choose to have been born in a different time, would you, and if so, when and why?

[SvennoJ]

haxxiy said:

SvennoJ said:

It was, but now I'm stuck in the same cesspool world regardless. Not looking forward to ageing in this world.

Pre-industrial revolution sounds better to me. But then I'm sensitive to any engine noise, central air, too many visual stimuli, too much information vying for my attention all the time. I'm not made for the 'modern' world.

Living in the time of Leonardo Da Vinci sounds appealing to me. 

You know there's a good reason Da Vinci was in high demand to design fortifications, weapons, and military technology to the Italian rulers, right?

Not to mention the Italian peninsula was struck with an outbreak of the plague in 68% of the years between 1348 and 1600...

So what, same can be said for this time.

Approximately 13–14% of the world's adult population (aged 15 and over) is illiterate. According to UNESCO, about 739 million to 773 million adults globally still lack basic literacy skills, with nearly two-thirds of them being women.

Over 7 million people have died of Covid, over 40% of Americans are considered Obese, over 16% take prescription drugs for depression. 16 % in the US/UK are stressed every day, 49% report significant daily stress, about 74%–75% of adults in the U.S. and UK report feeling overwhelmed or unable to cope at some point in the year.

When I was studying AI back in university it was that that got me an exemption from the draft at the time because the military was interested in what I was studying. (Luckily the draft had ended when I dropped out) My dad working with AI has now peaked their interest. (recognition of aircraft flying over, he's doing it to measure noise pollution)

Leonardo Da Vincy lived to age 67, sounds better to me than living to 90 in a care home wasting away.

Yeah the world of today has way more options to distract (and fool) yourself, (doom) scrolling to deal with stress.