I think you're right about the benefits, but wrong about most of the drawbacks. The Inuit seemed to have done pretty well in a much harsher environment than mos

I think you're right about the benefits, but wrong about most of the drawbacks. The Inuit seemed to have done pretty well in a much harsher environment than most of us have to deal with. Also, for nearly all of prehistoric times, humans lived in the tropics and didn't have to worry as much about fighting the environment, especially cold. And the thing about modern medicine versus prehistoric illnesses, is that you would nearly always be either "doing okay", or dead. And the majority of people who got past 30 had a decent chance of living to 60 in most cases. Especially since they were usually involved in child care, etc. while the younger adults did the hunter-gatherer thing.