2026-09-21 17:14 UTC
@markstos@urbanists.social
In that context, I do wonder whether great-grandpa George in 1919 was really *allowed* to walk 6 miles to go fishing, or whether it would be more accurate to say, e.g., that he *had* to walk 6 miles to go fishing because his family were starving due to the inadequacy of post-WW1 war widows' pensions (and perhaps also because landowners closer to his home were jealously hoarding angling rights on their land).
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@denisbloodnok@mendeddrum.org 2026-09-21 18:04
@only_ohm@mas.to @markstos@urbanists.social I find it hard to believe that an 8yo's ability to catch fish and carry them six miles would be decisive. If nothing else, if you were that desperate you'd find something closer to home for the 8yo to do.
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@Mab_813@fedi.at 2026-09-21 18:17
@only_ohm@mas.to @markstos@urbanists.social My late grandfather caught local songbirds for food when he was young. Not a lot of meat on them.