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How would medieval kings see today?

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  1. mrbig
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    That's an interesting thought experiment. I remember fondly of Beethoven going crazy on musical keyboards in a shopping mall in the time travel documentary Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.

    That's an interesting thought experiment.

    I remember fondly of Beethoven going crazy on musical keyboards in a shopping mall in the time travel documentary Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.

    8 votes
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    Thrabalen
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    I would think they'd find our liberties and freedoms to be excessive. Dangerous, even. "The common man doesn't heed the word of their ruler? Insanity. The ruler doesn't send his soldiers to quell...

    I would think they'd find our liberties and freedoms to be excessive. Dangerous, even. "The common man doesn't heed the word of their ruler? Insanity. The ruler doesn't send his soldiers to quell the uprising? Madness!"

    5 votes
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      mrbig
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      Medieval peasants, on the other hand, might think we live in a wonderland. They would be probably delighted with the amount of animal protein, spices and sugar most people can eat nowadays. They'd...

      Medieval peasants, on the other hand, might think we live in a wonderland.

      They would be probably delighted with the amount of animal protein, spices and sugar most people can eat nowadays. They'd lose their teeth in a month or two :P

      2 votes
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        Thrabalen
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        Forget food. Indoor plumbing.

        Forget food. Indoor plumbing.

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        1. Kuromantis
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          And literally all of medicine.

          And literally all of medicine.

          5 votes