I think I made too much of the $1 a day comparison in my original post. What I was really pondering more, and didn't discuss, was the idea of facing starvation, of choosing between lunch and dinner. The stark difference between our world, where most people are worried about eating too much, and theirs, where they're worried about eating too little.
Yep, I was thinking about how this compared to medieval life, and some of what Dyer wrote about. I think when eating that little, there's no way you could regularly get animal-based protein. I was thinking also about milk and calcium, and curious about whether that would even be in reach at all. I think what you say about China is spot on.
I'm happy with my modern, first world life. I wouldn't want to live in a developing nation, be that 21st c. Afghanistan of 14th c. England.
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Date: 2009-02-26 06:41 pm (UTC)Yep, I was thinking about how this compared to medieval life, and some of what Dyer wrote about. I think when eating that little, there's no way you could regularly get animal-based protein. I was thinking also about milk and calcium, and curious about whether that would even be in reach at all. I think what you say about China is spot on.
I'm happy with my modern, first world life. I wouldn't want to live in a developing nation, be that 21st c. Afghanistan of 14th c. England.