O feel that a problem with humams is that they tend to remember some oof the 'utopian' aspects of certain times or eras but then block from their logical faculties the other abhorrent aspects of that time.

So for the Middle Ages and the Wild West there were the 'utopian' aspects of there being less people and more spaced out communities therefore more frequent contact with other close humans, closer knit communities and closer friendships were mandatory cause you had nobdoy else to turn to during those times... ((But is should also be noted that closer knit communities were a good thing for some but a terrible thing for others. There is. the problem of cultish thinking amongst the people youre stuck with. If you were with a gay partner back then a closer knit community of nosy busybodies could infiltrate into your liives deeper and more frequently and burn you two at the stake or turn you and them into pariahs back then. Tough Fucking LuckButterCup "YoU sHouLndT hAve BeEn GaY" they probably said to you and your partner as they kicked you out of town. Also there is the glaring problem of ass holes. Assholes have always existed and probably always will. If you have nobody to communicate with but assholes cause everyone else lived too far away amd the population of your region was low? Tough Fucking Luck Buttercup, shouldnt have gotten spawn camped by assholes !)

But for the Medieval Ages there were many needless wars and genocides that the rich and their monarchs conscripted young people to go and die in 'For The Church! For Your Nation! For Your God! To Repent Your Sins!' (....YES! Destroying the homes and livelihoods of innocent civilians is how you 'repent' for a sin according to them ....😐) Heck during the Crusades there were documented times christians genociding OTHER christians. Same with the Muslism during their Caliphates. The capabilities to commit mass murder back in those days were nothing comopared to what the rich have access to nowadays, yea, but genocides and needless wars were far more commom then than now.

And of cours ewith the Wild West there was the genocide of millions of Indigenous peoples and Mexicans and the theft of their land and their women and children. The Slave Trade was also publicly advertised back then and soke goverrnments even took part in the stealing and selling of Indigenous, African, Asian, and even European slaves during that time. (Wellllll technically there are still slaves nowadays but its seen as an abhorrent practice by most people with common sense)