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What Changed through Years
Past lifestyle was simple, traditional, home-based with a self-sufficient economy and simple tools. On the other hand, today’s lifestyle is comfortable, highly-technological but complex and based on a profit oriented production economy. However, this complexity and comfort of the lifestyle depends on the income level, regional and cultural differences. We can compare and contrast the past and the present lifestyles under many different areas. And below are some examples of these lifestyles.
People used to be more peaceful since they didn’t have any complex economic, social or political problems. People are more educated and open to express their opinions. Due to their complex lifestyles, their attitudes and feelings are more complex.
People used to grow their own vegetables and fruits. They were healthy, they rarely had diseases and never needed extra exercise since their daily work kept their bodies running. People have destroyed the agriculture. With the introduction of technology and pesticides, traditional farming culture turned upside down. Now, only few farmers keep producing crops with traditional methods and this has made us spend more money on organic food. Thus, we seek and pay more money for what our ancestors actually grew years and years ago. Today, people need medicine more often.
People used to wear simple and functional clothes. Their clothes changed according to the climate and region they lived in. Rather than the climate or region they live in, comfort, trend and style are what matters in clothing today. No matter whether they feel cold or hot, people are happy with wearing trendy clothes. Functionality has lost its importance in clothing nowadays.
Our ancestors didn’t have great machines, so they used to do their work by themselves or they worked with simple machines. Moreover, they used animals for plowing and carrying loads. Today we use machines to do the same things with less effort and time.
People used natural ingredients to build their houses. Their houses used to be small and functional. Family members used to gather in one room, and they used to eat and sleep in the same room together. Today people use high technology to build their houses. Technology has given opportunities for human being to get the most from the nature.