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This seems to be one of Harari’s arguments in Sapiens. In many ways, hunter-gatherers lived better lives, ate more varied foods, suffered fewer health problems,
by snazz 7y ago
This seems to be one of Harari’s arguments in Sapiens. In many ways, hunter-gatherers lived better lives, ate more varied foods, suffered fewer health problems, and left a much less lasting mark on their environment. But now that we’ve gotten to a point where much of the population lives in relative comfort, we can see that there was a long-term payoff from investing in agriculture.
- chrisco255 7y agoWell, that and industrialization, technology and specialization of labor has enabled us to be able to travel to outer space, for example. So we may be able to be the first species to colonize another planet. Earth will probably be smashed by another huge meteorite at some point in the future, so it's an important feat.