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For the American Natives, when the landscape was lush and the population was low, almost all time was spent in leisure. I would heartily recommend reading anyt

For the American Natives, when the landscape was lush and the population was low, almost all time was spent in leisure. I would heartily recommend reading anything about the native american peoples written in this millennium, the world you’re imagining never existed.

jl2718 8y ago
“Sapiens” or “Tribes”. It’s very clear.
jl2718 8y ago
Despite the utter uselessness of this comment, there is some merit in the sense that there are differing opinions from reputable sources. Thus I will present my second-person account of the Amish. They work very hard and what they do is very physically demanding. But most of their work is of their own choosing, with some small fraction required for sustenance. The women knit more quilts than they know what to do with them (unfortunately exploited by charity scams). They cut down trees to make new furniture just because. Kids make a game out of collecting rocks from the fields. I get the sense that it’s pleasurable and community-oriented. All Amish young adults must spend at least two years living in the ‘english’ world and decide whether to return. The vast majority do. Tech workers might happily pay for such an experience. Is that leisure? Well, sort of. The point is that it’s optional and uncoerced. Make your own conclusion. I’m sure you can find a differing opinion, but I don’t care to. This is direct from someone I know very well.
- erikpukinskis 8y ago
  I don’t really think of Amish as American Natives. The Amish are actually an example of hypercivilization, not indigenous culture. They took all of the learnings from civilization and edited, edited, edited. They use even the most modern technologies if they are deemed useful to their civilization. It’s more like Western Society, gameified, than a pre-colonial society.

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For the American Natives, when the landscape was lush and the population was low, almost all time was spent in leisure. I would heartily recommend reading anyt

by browsersetting 8y ago

jl2718 8y ago
“Sapiens” or “Tribes”. It’s very clear.
jl2718 8y ago
Despite the utter uselessness of this comment, there is some merit in the sense that there are differing opinions from reputable sources. Thus I will present my second-person account of the Amish. They work very hard and what they do is very physically demanding. But most of their work is of their own choosing, with some small fraction required for sustenance. The women knit more quilts than they know what to do with them (unfortunately exploited by charity scams). They cut down trees to make new furniture just because. Kids make a game out of collecting rocks from the fields. I get the sense that it’s pleasurable and community-oriented. All Amish young adults must spend at least two years living in the ‘english’ world and decide whether to return. The vast majority do. Tech workers might happily pay for such an experience. Is that leisure? Well, sort of. The point is that it’s optional and uncoerced. Make your own conclusion. I’m sure you can find a differing opinion, but I don’t care to. This is direct from someone I know very well.
- erikpukinskis 8y ago
  I don’t really think of Amish as American Natives. The Amish are actually an example of hypercivilization, not indigenous culture. They took all of the learnings from civilization and edited, edited, edited. They use even the most modern technologies if they are deemed useful to their civilization. It’s more like Western Society, gameified, than a pre-colonial society.