There are quality-of-living trade offs. May I warmly recommend Yuval Harari's "Sapiens": https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari/dp/18465582

There are quality-of-living trade offs. May I warmly recommend Yuval Harari's "Sapiens": https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari/dp/1846558239 https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari/d... It discusses this and other issues related to the cultural evolution of our species at length. Some of his views into modern life are especially eye opening.