You actually could, priests were always ready with their message of “ora et labora”, and the noble priviledge of producing and selling alcohol was widespread and sometimes leds to alcoholism epidemic, like in the eastern Europe which held for over three centuries and still haven’t entirely pass (yes, the stereotype of Pole or Russian as heavy drunkards and alcoholics comes literally from nobles flooding peasants and workers with alcohol)
You couldn’t pump a medieval peasant full of anti-depressants to make them think they weren’t miserable.
You actually could, priests were always ready with their message of “ora et labora”, and the noble priviledge of producing and selling alcohol was widespread and sometimes leds to alcoholism epidemic, like in the eastern Europe which held for over three centuries and still haven’t entirely pass (yes, the stereotype of Pole or Russian as heavy drunkards and alcoholics comes literally from nobles flooding peasants and workers with alcohol)
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