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How is it that some peoples can remain in this state for so long? Please don't read disrespect in the question, I mean it neutrally. There seems to have been
by AndrewMoffat 16y ago
How is it that some peoples can remain in this state for so long? Please don't read disrespect in the question, I mean it neutrally. There seems to have been very little innovation or growth in terms of technology when you look at people still living like this.
- gregwebs 16y agoBecause they most likely lead a happy (and possibly leisurely lifestyle by our standards) already. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_affluent_society http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_affluent_society Perhaps a more interesting question to ask is why would anyone want to switch to civilization? It has really been all downside (except for the wealthiest few %) until very recently in history.
- ebaysucks 16y agoThe governance technology used by a society has a huge impact on productivity and power structures. Moving a worker from Congo to the USA yields much more productivity gains than giving an American high school student a university education.