Example: There was a time when people didn’t salt their food
Sewage systems are the big one I think.
Low key the cornerstone of modern civilization. Imagine a city where the streets are awash in millions of people’s shit/piss, the water is heavily contaminated, and everyone is constantly getting fecal-oral diseases and cannot work or be healthy much of the time. Even when they are healthy, they might have to stay home and take care of sick family members.
Electricity.
The water trap that’s in your toilet and sinks.
The only thing stopping your home from smelling like a sewer is a bit of water strategically placed.
Reminder that if you have a sink you don’t use, it’s best to run the tap for a few seconds every month to keep that water trap filled.
Doors.
I’d say everything that is in our daily life
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I’m with the infrastructure answer too. It really is too broad but in short, anything that kinda stumps you on your tracks once it fails. Just now for some reason I no longer have hot water, very annoying.
air conditioning.
Paint
All of them. Is there any invention you shouldn’t take for granted?
Capitalism.
Okay, you got me on that one.
But apart from capitalism, is there any invention out there we shouldn’t take for granted?
Empiricism. We need to acknowledge that not everyone considers evidence when determining truth and encourage it way more than we do.
Boy pre salting is way back. Sorta pre civilization. I guess I could add cooked meat.
Families.
Call your mother. She misses you.
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Looms that make your shirts, carpets and anything fabric. Would be a hundred to a thousand times more expensive without it
