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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: The Philosopher who wrote (53915)9/1/1999 6:32:00 PM
From: Edwarda  Read Replies (3) of 108807
 
Chris, my dear, you must be nuts! I have a background in medieval history, as you know; and they worked like hell. (I remember having a bit of fun in my master's thesis arguing how widespread the use of the eight-ox plough actually might have been! <VBG>)

The possible difference is that for so many people the labor was backbreakingly physical. Today, we have "labor-saving" devices and take for granted the availability of light after the sun sets, so we may be working longer hours and doing more work that requires mental labor.
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