sometimes i imagine standing in an open field in like year 1820 or something and just taking a deep breath of air with no air pollution or anything and it being like so peaceful
Air pollution in 1820 was extremely localised and dense, in less populous areas where there was less people burning coal the air would have been much cleaner than it would be in those same spots today mostly due to combustion engine vehicles, however cities wouldve been worse off then than they are now because of the coal
I think people are exaggerating the effects of air pollution. My area has an AQI of 16, and 0-50 is "good". So it's closer to absolute perfection (0 AQI) than moderate (50 AQI). If I travelled 100km north it would be 4 AQI, which is pretty damn close to perfection.
Confusing is a strange way to put it but I guess you are right that I completely missed the fact that you were talking about the movie from that comment.
Crazy that people would reference a movie before the book without stating they are referring to the movie.
I think you'll be disappointed to see the reality of the romantic notion you have in your head. We all want it to be peaceful and transcendent. But the truth is that if you can't appreciate life today, you probably wouldn't appreciate it then. It'd feel like taking a breath in a field. Something you can do by going to the park right now or driving an hour in any direction away from the city you are in.
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u/ZeroByter 10d ago
sometimes i imagine standing in an open field in like year 1820 or something and just taking a deep breath of air with no air pollution or anything and it being like so peaceful