This is one of my favorite subreddits, and the reason for that is the high quality of information shared. However, I have noticed multiple questions (it seems as if it is happening more frequently as of late, but I could be incorrect) asking, "I'm a citizen of ____ empire/nation/colony/tribe. What was a typical day like?" One hour ago, for instance, someone asked: "I am an Incan Citizen in Pre-Columbian South America - What would my average day be like?" This seems unbelievably intellectually lazy, and goes against the spirit of the subreddit. There is a difference between the doctrine of "no stupid questions" and one which promotes someone doing absolutely no work of their own for an inequitable return on investment. All comments on this idea are welcome.
I don't understand your specific complaint: the title suggests overly vague questions ('throughout history') , then you mention very specific day-in-the-life questions in your post.
I think some of the 'throughout history' questions can still be good because someone without any frame of reference for, say, the Middle Ages, might have to start broad. We had the flaming arrow question recently for example. The flaming arrow is in movies as a generic sort of pre-modern tool of warfare, but as a layperson I wouldn't even know where to begin to make that question more specific.
I think you're a little confused about the subreddit rules. Yes, "in your era" questions are banned. "I'm an Incan citizen blah blah" are not currently banned. There has been discussion about banning them, but no decision to ban them was reached. The prevalence of such questions is not due to moderator laxity. Though, I think I can safely say that many of the flaired users do not enjoy/like such questions.
I just want to mention that your concerns are our concerns, but since we can't all be everywhere at once, the best way to help us better enforce the rules is to use the "report" button on questionable posts.
Although bear in mind we may disagree that a reported post should be removed as much as we might also agree, but it is the best way to bring it to our attention for us to make a decision.
There are all kinds of stupid questions that get posed in this subreddit, ones which could easily be solved with a little initiative using google and/or the reddit search tool, or are just fundamentally ridiculous and a waste of anyone's time. I've just found it easier to employ the hide tool judiciously and not expect the place to be perfect. It's the enemy of good.