\
  The most prestigious law school admissions discussion board in the world.
BackRefresh Options Favorite

Question about European feudalism.

Was this system as singularly shitty as it sounds, or have m...
irradiated sapphire french chef
  06/14/13
just walk outside bro
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  05/29/25
(and yes, OP's country has a third world gini coefficient)
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  05/29/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  06/03/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  06/08/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  07/01/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  07/03/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  07/06/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  07/08/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  07/13/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  07/14/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  07/16/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  07/20/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  07/24/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  07/29/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  07/30/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  08/04/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  08/10/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  11/11/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  11/11/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  11/11/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  11/11/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  11/12/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  11/12/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  11/13/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  11/13/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  11/16/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  11/16/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  11/17/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  11/18/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  11/23/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  11/24/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  11/24/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  11/24/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  11/26/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  11/26/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  11/26/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  11/27/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  11/28/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  12/02/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  12/04/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  12/04/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  12/07/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  12/08/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  12/08/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  12/09/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  12/10/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  12/16/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  12/18/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  12/21/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  12/22/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  12/24/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  12/28/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  12/28/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  12/29/25
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  01/04/26
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  01/06/26
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  01/12/26
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  01/14/26
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  01/20/26
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  04/23/26
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  04/23/26
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  05/13/26
...
Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire
  05/19/26
...
nyuug
  05/21/26
...
nyuug
  05/25/26
...
nyuug
  05/26/26
Have most large-scale agricultural civilizations over the la...
misunderstood alcoholic step-uncle's house
  05/29/25
Yes, it was terrible, it was the first form of mass-egalitar...
House-broken angry university
  05/29/25
(ignores every other form of mass-agriculture that preceded ...
misunderstood alcoholic step-uncle's house
  05/29/25
They were better because you had different tribal clans owni...
House-broken angry university
  05/29/25
read the history of the early hydrological civilizations of ...
misunderstood alcoholic step-uncle's house
  05/29/25
Better to be a serf under a Warrior Clique (blessed by the P...
twisted tripping becky
  07/01/25
...
Curious Den
  07/13/25
...
concupiscible bistre twinkling uncleanness rehab
  07/13/25
what part of: the peasants are revolting, don't u get?
submissive lascivious coldplay fan church
  05/29/25
cq
orchid flickering philosopher-king kitty cat
  05/29/25
I'd say that like slavery it probably depends on a lot on ju...
disrespectful henna mad-dog skullcap
  06/03/25
teen black death survivors were the original Boomers
twisted tripping becky
  07/02/25
...
cordovan tanning salon liquid oxygen
  12/18/25
i wish i could have sworn fealty to an employer like a serf ...
Domesticated Roommate National Security Agency
  06/08/25
Serfs had tons of time off & feast days. It wasn't as ba...
Indecent anal degenerate
  07/01/25
really depended on the country, the region, and the lord re...
Abusive chapel
  07/16/25
It worked out really well for most folks. Asia had similar s...
Beady-eyed violet nibblets puppy
  11/11/25
it was a nanny state.
Sooty Erotic Theater Circlehead
  11/24/25
Most societies were nomadic. Home sapiens only became a sett...
Beady-eyed violet nibblets puppy
  12/08/25
actual feudalism was probably fine and shitty in parts four...
Abusive chapel
  12/18/25
13th century English peasant: 1620 chill working hours per y...
Talented gaping
  04/23/26
"Before capitalism, most people did not work very long ...
Talented gaping
  04/23/26


Poast new message in this thread



Reply Favorite

Date: June 14th, 2013 10:27 AM
Author: irradiated sapphire french chef

Was this system as singularly shitty as it sounds, or have most societies historically been based on similar systems?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#23393887)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 29th, 2025 4:29 AM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire

just walk outside bro

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#48969812)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 29th, 2025 4:30 AM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire

(and yes, OP's country has a third world gini coefficient)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#48969813)



Reply Favorite

Date: June 3rd, 2025 9:24 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#48985020)



Reply Favorite

Date: June 8th, 2025 5:55 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#48997575)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 1st, 2025 9:14 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49064860)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 3rd, 2025 8:14 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49070377)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 6th, 2025 8:32 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49077411)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 8th, 2025 10:20 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49084518)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 13th, 2025 6:52 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49098591)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 14th, 2025 5:12 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49101058)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 16th, 2025 3:43 AM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49105012)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 20th, 2025 8:00 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49117359)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 24th, 2025 5:37 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49128622)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 29th, 2025 11:50 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49141968)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 30th, 2025 6:59 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49143857)



Reply Favorite

Date: August 4th, 2025 6:52 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49156580)



Reply Favorite

Date: August 10th, 2025 8:35 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49172980)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 11th, 2025 8:33 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49421817)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 11th, 2025 8:48 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49421862)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 11th, 2025 8:57 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49421881)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 11th, 2025 11:28 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49422254)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 12th, 2025 7:15 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49424474)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 12th, 2025 9:29 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49425035)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 13th, 2025 1:21 AM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49425543)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 13th, 2025 4:52 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49427654)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 16th, 2025 8:27 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49436681)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 16th, 2025 9:03 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49436785)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 17th, 2025 6:11 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49439167)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 18th, 2025 7:01 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49441985)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 23rd, 2025 8:51 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49454945)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 24th, 2025 12:36 AM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49455274)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 24th, 2025 6:55 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49457596)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 24th, 2025 9:29 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49458108)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 26th, 2025 12:15 AM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49461550)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 26th, 2025 4:27 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49463581)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 26th, 2025 10:41 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49464738)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 27th, 2025 5:48 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49466319)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 28th, 2025 12:55 AM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49467160)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 2nd, 2025 6:52 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49478445)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 4th, 2025 5:54 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49484240)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 4th, 2025 9:25 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49484832)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 7th, 2025 7:20 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49492316)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 8th, 2025 12:55 AM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49493000)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 8th, 2025 8:23 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49495268)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 9th, 2025 3:57 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49497250)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 10th, 2025 9:55 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49500993)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 16th, 2025 9:07 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49515504)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 18th, 2025 1:04 AM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49518561)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 21st, 2025 8:59 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49529071)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 22nd, 2025 8:47 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49532458)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 24th, 2025 12:00 AM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49536032)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 28th, 2025 6:54 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49545634)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 28th, 2025 7:05 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49545665)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 29th, 2025 9:19 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49548639)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 4th, 2026 8:56 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49562700)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 6th, 2026 7:39 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49567730)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 12th, 2026 6:44 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49584404)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 14th, 2026 6:47 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49589879)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 20th, 2026 7:47 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49604959)



Reply Favorite

Date: April 23rd, 2026 7:08 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49838395)



Reply Favorite

Date: April 23rd, 2026 7:38 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49838453)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 13th, 2026 7:20 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49884309)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 19th, 2026 8:56 PM
Author: Thriller outnumbered main people multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49890852)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 21st, 2026 5:25 PM
Author: nyuug



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49893306)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 25th, 2026 6:16 PM
Author: nyuug



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49900593)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 26th, 2026 8:51 PM
Author: nyuug



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49903004)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 29th, 2025 5:47 AM
Author: misunderstood alcoholic step-uncle's house

Have most large-scale agricultural civilizations over the last 5k years relegated the vast majority of their agricultural labor force /population to a state of semi-slavery enforced by an exploitative elite with a monopoly on violence?

yes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#48969854)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 29th, 2025 5:51 AM
Author: House-broken angry university

Yes, it was terrible, it was the first form of mass-egalitarianism. All the old Tribal Clans were abolished & people were turned into landless serfs, the only exceptions were the Elite Warlord Clans that got to rule as Lords/Kings.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#48969860)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 29th, 2025 5:55 AM
Author: misunderstood alcoholic step-uncle's house

(ignores every other form of mass-agriculture that preceded it)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#48969863)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 29th, 2025 7:47 AM
Author: House-broken angry university

They were better because you had different tribal clans owning different regions, serfdom was a form of quasi-slavery, only the Kings/Lords had property rights.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#48969954)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 29th, 2025 1:37 PM
Author: misunderstood alcoholic step-uncle's house

read the history of the early hydrological civilizations of egypt, mesopotamia, the indus and the yellow river valleys

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#48971066)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 1st, 2025 11:58 PM
Author: twisted tripping becky

Better to be a serf under a Warrior Clique (blessed by the Priestly Clique) than a humiliated cog of the Merchant Clique imho

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49065184)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 13th, 2025 6:53 PM
Author: Curious Den



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49098592)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 13th, 2025 7:03 PM
Author: concupiscible bistre twinkling uncleanness rehab



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49098608)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 29th, 2025 8:52 AM
Author: submissive lascivious coldplay fan church

what part of: the peasants are revolting, don't u get?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#48970037)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 29th, 2025 8:54 AM
Author: orchid flickering philosopher-king kitty cat

cq

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#48970041)



Reply Favorite

Date: June 3rd, 2025 9:32 PM
Author: disrespectful henna mad-dog skullcap

I'd say that like slavery it probably depends on a lot on just where you are, so not singularly shitty just situation dependent

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#48985033)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 2nd, 2025 12:06 AM
Author: twisted tripping becky

teen black death survivors were the original Boomers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49065206)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 18th, 2025 4:10 AM
Author: cordovan tanning salon liquid oxygen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49518664)



Reply Favorite

Date: June 8th, 2025 6:07 PM
Author: Domesticated Roommate National Security Agency

i wish i could have sworn fealty to an employer like a serf to a feudal lord when i was younger. would have saved me a lot of pain cycling through shitty short-term jobs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#48997602)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 1st, 2025 10:15 PM
Author: Indecent anal degenerate

Serfs had tons of time off & feast days. It wasn't as bad as most people think. They didn't have running water or electricity, but neither did the rulers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49065026)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 16th, 2025 4:01 AM
Author: Abusive chapel

really depended on the country, the region, and the lord

removing technology from the equation it could range from far more harmonious than what we have today to utterly hellish. the general trend towards centralization of power from the early middle ages and on and the rise of the professional state theoretically ensures a general better standard of living for a subject on average, or at the very least a set "floor" for QoL, but ends up removing a lot to do with the nuances of power relations and enduring senses of community in the process

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49105022)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 11th, 2025 8:49 PM
Author: Beady-eyed violet nibblets puppy

It worked out really well for most folks. Asia had similar systems in place for thousands of years and they were stable societies

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49421865)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 24th, 2025 10:06 PM
Author: Sooty Erotic Theater Circlehead

it was a nanny state.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49458174)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 8th, 2025 8:26 PM
Author: Beady-eyed violet nibblets puppy

Most societies were nomadic. Home sapiens only became a settled species during the most recent 5% of our time on earth. There's absolutely nothing normal (or even good) about anything we do today, unless your goal is simply to put more people on the earth's surface

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49495273)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 18th, 2025 1:07 AM
Author: Abusive chapel

actual feudalism was probably fine and shitty in parts

foursquare feudalism otoh is a lot of fun and harmless if it's not infested with faggots

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49518563)



Reply Favorite

Date: April 23rd, 2026 7:17 PM
Author: Talented gaping

13th century English peasant: 1620 chill working hours per year with your bros, downtime all winter, zero "thank" emails

you: hiting 1620 billables in July while on your "working vacation" at the beach with your kids

https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/rauch/worktime/hours_workweek.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49838409)



Reply Favorite

Date: April 23rd, 2026 7:17 PM
Author: Talented gaping

"Before capitalism, most people did not work very long hours at all. The tempo of life was slow, even leisurely; the pace of work relaxed. Our ancestors may not have been rich, but they had an abundance of leisure. When capitalism raised their incomes, it also took away their time."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2:#49838410)