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"The 18th century also saw some measurable advances in human comfort for the middle classes and above, ranging from better home heating to the availability of umbrellas to provide shelter from the rain. (Only a few British traditionalists objected to the latter as undermining national character.)"

Peter N. Stearns in The History of Happiness at the Harvard Business Review. (via blech)

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