It&#x27;s funny, but I often find myself longing for &quot;simpler times&quot; without the modern day distractions my life is saturated with (by my own choice&#x2F;fault obviously).<p>Then I think about the chores I have around the house and realize that &quot;emptying my fridge&#x27;s water pan&quot; potentially 2 or more times&#x2F;day would be a giant PITA.<p>Of course it all comes down to free time, and I have this assumption that life was lived at a slower pace back then.  I wonder how much of that is actually true though.  You had a ton more little chores to maintain things, and there was less automation for sure.  And a lot of it was highly dependent on your class and wealth.  If you were poor, life may have been &quot;slower paced with fewer distractions,&quot; but you were still working 12-16hr days in a factory in shitty living conditions.<p>Ironically enough I&#x27;m watching a UK reality series called Time Crashers right now that takes some celebs and sticks them into various time periods in different roles to see how they fare.  I normally loathe reality TV and love documentaries, and this is striking an oddly pleasant middle ground.