I am really interested in takes likes these because I wonder why everyone always picks the middle ages. Like I think you just mean before germ theory, antibiotics, and effective surgery, so "pre 20th century". Do you think you would have fared better in Rome? Why? https://twitter.com/evanjstern/status/1339615845576806401

It is not that it isn't *correct* it is that it singles a particular thousand years out as exceptionally unscientific or something when there is no evidence to suggest that is the case. Medieval medicine advanced classical medicine, which was also humoral.

There were huge strides made especially by people like Ibu Sinna/Avicenna as well, which is why takes like this are also a bit racist. But the other things is medicine was also not much better in the european modern period! I am not really trying to see an 18th century docror!

Anyway it is all a bit of fun. I just find this always saying middle ages weird. Here's some stuff about medieval medicine from me if you want it. https://going-medieval.com/2019/09/05/on-medical-milestones-being-racist-and-textbooks-part-i/