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As quality of life has improved over the centuries so to has the quantity of evidence of people complaining about their quality of life.

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Just picturing an alien archaeologist “so, as they stopped being crippled by polio or losing their lives building railroads, they complained about having to wash the dishes?”

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Op, are you familiar with the hedonic treadmill? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill

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