“Here’s the thought experiment of the day: If you could be transported back to 1900 with your current income, would you take the deal? The answer is almost certainly no. Sure, your current income would go a hell of a long way in 1900, but you’d still swelter in the summer because all the money in the world couldn’t buy you an air conditioner. Ditto for plane travel, penicillin, automobiles, etc. etc. Even with a lot of money, 1900 looks pretty crappy.”
Would you take the deal if you were sent back to 1973? Mother Jones asks the question and it’s a nice little game of imaginary time travel. But not as much fun to play if you’re of color, gay, or a woman. Or disabled, and probably a host of other things.
I’d go back to 1985, though.
