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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cherd, post: 3040628, member: 24754&quot;]A day in the life of pretty much any human that existed throughout history would have a monumental impact on us. Hell, a day in the life of most people living today would have the same effect.</p><p><br /></p><p>For me, there is a major psychological benefit to learning about history. The more you learn, the more you realize that modern, Western Civilization inhabitants have defaulted to a rather extreme deviation from the traditional human condition. We all bitch about our problems, in-equality, unfairness, etc, etc. But, while we all deal with truly tragic situations from time to time, none of us have ever had to live with real oppression, starvation, and/or brutality, at least to the extent most others have.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I start getting upset about my first world problems, &quot;WHY HASN&#039;T MY COIN ARRIVED IN THE MAIL YET!!! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie4" alt=":mad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> &quot;, I can put things into the perspective of this bigger picture and realize that my problems aren&#039;t really worth getting upset about. Hell, the fact that I even have expendable resources to spend on things as frivolous as coins means that my life is better than 99.9% of humans that have ever lived. Just be happy that you aren&#039;t being starved, whipped, and forced to do unspeakable things while worrying that someone will murder you or your family at any second. That&#039;s closer to the average human condition that has existed throughout history.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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