Was being a serf really that bad? Redpill me on feudalism /his/

>sun rises, wake up
>break back all day
>sun sets, go to bed
>repeat until death

It was a blast

>>2624031
you forgot

>no baths
>bland tasteless boiled vegetables and bread for every meal with no seasoning
>get told every week at church you are going to hell

well fuck

>>2624031
dont forget

>taxes
>to fund the nobles manors and degenerate parties

>church taxes
>to fund the churches cathedrals and degenerate parties

But at least you can sleep soundly at night knowing you are where you belong, even if you are a bit hungry.

"Feudalism" didn't really exist. It's a presentist label invented to try and coalesce all various pre-modern systems of governance.

>>2624031
>>2624044
>>2624060
I suspect these anons have never read a history book about feudalism.

>>2624104
Following on OP, I recommend you read the following:

Brown, Elizabeth. “The Tyranny of a Construct: Feudalism and Historians of Medieval Europe.” The American Historical Review 79, no. 4 (October 1974): 1063–1088.

Reynolds, Susan. "Fiefs and Vassals: The Medieval Evidence Reinterpreted" Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1994

>>2624060
>>taxes
>>to fund the nobles manors and degenerate parties

nothing has changed

>>2623921
Being a serf wasn't that bad. Intellectuals during the 17th and 18th centuries wanted to paint a negative image of the church and the dark ages (hence the name) which it is associated with. Peasants were just part of a lower class which always exists so for their time life wasn't that bad.

>>2624031
>>2624044
>>2624060
>t. Modernists

>>2624104

>this is what reactionaries truly believe

>>2624031
>marrying a loli, banging her everyday
>raising a god worthy family
>Serving your lord, having a purpose

>>2624121

>Peasants were just part of a lower class which always exists so for their time life wasn't that bad.

A totally ahistorical assertion AND a non sequitur. Impressive!