But humans aren't more productive for the most part. What had made people more productive is, for the most part, mechanization, computerization, and other tech tree improvements.

Even though everyone didn't get rich from the industrial revolution, ultimately people led easier lives, more stuff, and less work.

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N_Lens 2 days ago | parent [-]

I read that a peasant in the middle ages typically worked less and had much more leisure than a worker in the 21st century.

	▲	andsoitis 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Peasants in the Middle Ages did hard, agrarian labor, had poor sanitation, high child mortality, and limited horizons. While nobles had wealth and comfort, the era was generally harsh, with most lacking modern amenities and facing short, physically demanding lives.
	▲	empiko 2 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		You can achieve medieval peasent level of life quality by not working at all these days.
	▲	parineum 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		You've read that they had more days off but that's only because they couldn't work in the winter. Instead, they hoped the food stores would last and the kids wouldn't die so they could help work the land next year.