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Originally Posted by adman
Have you ever had a wood burning heater / stove? Its a lot of work. Chopping the firewood, carting it inside, lighting the fire and keeping it lit, carting out the ashes. Sure - you (kind of) achieve the same end result, but I would hardly equate it with central heating or a gas oven.
Likewise a 'hole in the ground' bred disease, was smelly, required a person to come around and cart away your sh** (I bet his quality of life wasn't the greatest), and was outside - not pleasant when you are in need of late night relief.
so now its a TV and a PC? 
The question tries to separate technology from quality of life which is impossible, the two have progressed hand in hand. Many of the advances that led to you having a PC in your home have also gone towards making our lives easier, better and more enjoyable than they were in 1911.
Adam |
These days TV's are computers.