just as today, the dawn of C21, is not such a bad epoch if you are one of the 10 percent (the global elite) who have security and affluence. if you live in Darfur, or if you're Maori, or even if you're a Chinese peasant, 1300 might well look like the good old days. not if you're European though :-) The difference between theory and practise in practise ...
