I understand the sentiment and sometimes keep jars that look like they might be useful. But if you're not actually forced into that life forever, it's not really fair to judge it as desirable. I appreciate having time to do intellectual work without the burden of tedious manual labour tasks all day - did they also wash their clothes by hand? The human brain is capable of far more than that. What a waste the 3rd world is in not tapping as much of its potential.
