Better than royalty: Chances are you live better than most kings and queens of centuries past. The home you live in has more luxuries and amenities than nearly any palace in ancient times. Your refrigerator and pantry very likely have more variety of foods of a much better quality than anything the kings of France had ever enjoyed. The fact that your life expectancy is likely somewhere above 70 makes your health better than anything the rulers of ancient Egypt ever looked forward to. By recognizing that our lives rival the best lives of the most privileged people in the history of humanity
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