Comment by fastball
What was all this free time spent doing in the pre-industrial era?
What was all this free time spent doing in the pre-industrial era?
Depends on your region, but let's not pretend it was some rarity pre cotton gin. You didn't need to be as rich as yo think to have slave labor.
pre-industrial? Lots of tending to the farm, caring for family, and managing slaves I suppose. Had some free time between that to work with your community for bonding or business dealings or whatnot.