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In pre-modern times, what group of people was most likely to be over-consumers?

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people living in cities

children and young people


the wealthy and powerful

elite members of the church

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the wealthy and powerful

They had the resources and social norms for conspicuous consumption—luxury goods, feasts, and large households—making them the most likely over-consumers in pre-modern societies.