They grew most of their own food.
The filth was horrible and often toxic.
They wore the same home-made underwear over and over.
They made a lot of their own clothing.
The astonishing growth in prosperity is one of the greatest events ever.
Most of our ancestors lived in huts with dirt floors and thatched roofs
They built their own dwellings.
The enrichment of the last centuries is the hockey stick of human prosperity
Our ancestors ate gruel