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I doubt time has ever been a plentiful resource for humans.

• grecy 10y ago
  Numerous studies have shown that hunter-gatherer societies only had to spend a few hours a day getting food and shelter. The rest was leisure time.
  • gpvos 10y ago
    Also, life was brutal and short.
  • throwawayReply 10y ago
    But under those societies the world only supported a few million people.
    • dredmorbius 10y ago
      Feature! Under those societies it could. And there was little endogenous reason why that might suddenly change. We've retained all the same exogenous risks, and added considerably more endogenous ones to boot.