walker's avatar
walker walker@primal.net 1 month ago
Men 250 years ago: “I’ve been drinking Madeira wine, ale, rum, and hard cider since I weened off my mother’s tit. Water? Never touched the poison. On the morrow, I shall overthrow the most powerful empire in the history of the world. Men today: “I drank a glass of wine and it ruined my life. I couldn’t even podcast. My bracelet told me I was dying.”

Replies (33)

Soap21's avatar
Soap21 1 month ago
😂😂😂 you literally have no inner strength when two glasses of wine ruin your life and cut connection to who you are. Funny though...
The_Crin's avatar
The_Crin thecrin@satlantis.io 1 month ago
men in 20 years: I can't even think strong things anymore because this chip that Google embedded in me censors my own thoughts and if I try to think something they don't like, they disconnect my brain for 3 days
Default avatar
npub1m6az...h78d 1 month ago
My ancestors have been drinking beer and eating tons of bread for at least 400 years based on records I could find.
Keith Meola's avatar
Keith Meola keithmeola@primal.net 1 month ago
I thought the same thing. Didn't go to the gym because of wine you drank 2 nights prior? Sounds like you didn't want to go exercise and were looking for an excuse that you'd accept
Default avatar
ihsotas 1 month ago
Incredible. Imagine being this fragile.
Kayne's avatar
Kayne kayne@nostrcheck.me 1 month ago
Yes the fact that Europeans were shitting into their own drinking water so much that it got to the point where they couldn't safely drink the water is crazy. Total lack of hygiene. The Romans taught them how to bath and they forgot. The Vikings taught them how to bath again and they forgot again. Then they went around the world spreading disease because of their low hygiene.
Default avatar
npub1m6az...h78d 1 month ago
No, some got to 90+. I have names and rough ages from 17th century...
Sven's avatar
Sven sven@primal.net 1 month ago
Absolutely false! The average is skewed by high child mortality, mostly due to unclean water and a lack of hygiene, such as washing your hands or having access to clean water. So, basically, you are proving @walker right here.
1 replies ↓
walker's avatar
walker walker@primal.net 1 month ago
Yeah it’s wild how most people don’t seem to understand this… Infant mortality was about 300/1000 at birth, with extremely high rates in the years following birth as well. They also didn’t have antibiotics or any other sort of modern medicine. Drinking alcohol all day every day had basically zero impact on life expectancy relative to everything else. Our life expectancy didn’t increase because we stopped drinking alcohol, it increased because of scientific advances in medicine.
1 replies ↓
Thomas Forsyth's avatar
Thomas Forsyth 1 month ago
Only by average; not by limit. There were still old people 😄
catcher's avatar
catcher catcher@getalby.com 1 month ago
Now do a podcast with him and drink beer. Or just drink beer—whatever. Has anyone ever done a podcast where they start sober and end completely drunk in every episode?
John Satsman's avatar
John Satsman 1 month ago
I got buzzed off of an NA beer the other day & fell asleep. Live comes at you fast image
John Satsman's avatar
John Satsman 1 month ago
Dead 40 year olds from 1776 reading this right now image
↑