Simple question, with all of your knowledge of the past, and when wars, famines and the like occurred, which time period (as well as which country, social class, etc) would you prefer to be born in, and why? If you would prefer for it to be the same, then simply select the decade of your birth.
For me, I would probably say the 1890 in England or the United States, into a middle class family; these countries seemed to have the best/most interesting fates during the 20th century. My negative feelings towards technology, as well as recent political, musical, religious, and societal trends makes me feel as though a lifespan from that era into the 1980s to 1990s would be preferable.
My selection notwithstanding, the American West in the 1830s (carving out a life out of nothing) and the later years of the Roman Republic (ca. 100 BC) would also be great times to live in.
Regarding the poll, it is rather Eurocentric in its dates, I assumed most of us were familiar with European eras more so than Chinese or Indian.
For me, I would probably say the 1890 in England or the United States, into a middle class family; these countries seemed to have the best/most interesting fates during the 20th century. My negative feelings towards technology, as well as recent political, musical, religious, and societal trends makes me feel as though a lifespan from that era into the 1980s to 1990s would be preferable.
My selection notwithstanding, the American West in the 1830s (carving out a life out of nothing) and the later years of the Roman Republic (ca. 100 BC) would also be great times to live in.
Regarding the poll, it is rather Eurocentric in its dates, I assumed most of us were familiar with European eras more so than Chinese or Indian.
