monarchs were limited by duties, responsibilities and mandates to such an extent they could not travel at whim.

those that did travel had to trade months of their life prone in a gilded cage of a carriage or ship to travel a distance i, an averageman, can reach in hours at an insignificant fraction of the cost and risk.

monarchs similarly could not learn about most subjects and cultures because the knowledge and expertise was simply unavailable. information traveled at the pace of “we can learn about that when we can gather resources to launch a 5-year expedition and perhaps return with the answer eventually but maybe not”.

now, all available human knowledge is floating in the aether, constantly updating and instantly available at our fingertips.

divine mandates come with an unrelenting burden of responsibilities.

historically, those who shirked their responsibilities were likely to be dethroned or decapitated.

also, new reason: bidets.

life now is miraculous compared to the dreams of an aged king.

100% now, I’m an average person and so many average people I know live a far better life than most kings 500 years ago.

they can travel around the globe at whim, enjoy different cultures, learn just about any subject without restriction and don’t have any responsibilities they don’t choose to carry.

looks like yes!

according to Wikipedia, “The original product was made at the Casa de Fritos (now Rancho Del Zocalo) at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, during the early 1960s. Using surplus tortillas and taking inspiration from a traditional Mexican snack known as totopo[citation needed]”

and totopos are fried tortilla pieces that are used to make chilaquiles.

The cost of living in most countries is around $500 USD a month for transportation, rent, utilities and food, teaching English pays $2000 USD a month with zero qualifications or experience.

every month I taught English, I had a few exrra months of my cost of living.

I taught English for about 7 years.

as long as you’re making more than 500 USD a month remotely in any job, you can travel long-term.

if you want to backpack, CoL shoots down to $200 a month real quick.

thank you!

I haven’t tried these yet and Mexico is on the short list of where to go next.

Chilaquiles. that is fun.

i mean the internet, or screens in general, although social media can be particularly aggravating.

i started traveling when i felt like something was wrong with the way i was living and then did not stop traveling.

I’m living how i want to now, and the world is beautiful.

I’ll also say that not using the internet, even for a couple days, is incredibly relaxing, like letting out a held breath.

it’s infuriating

i recommend traveling to decrease the cost of living; you can use the savings for luxury.

i copy pasted the English language comic onto the info for you: