re: Would you rather be a king in the 17th century or 1st world middle class today

Look, I'm not roaming around rubbing elbows with the peasants, so I won't be exposed to all the stupid sickness you keep bringing up.

Indoor plumbing? I'll dump in a gold pot on a bed of rose petals, and get one of my service people to carry it out and bury it in the woods. No different than flushing it now.

Electricity? I'm King. I'll have humans produce whatever power I need. I'll dress however I want. My kingdom will be in a low humid area.

Now....tell me again about how they had no razors back then and women couldn't shave their coochies or bathe?