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I've read a similar article although with a different angle, stating that the advantage of depression is that members of a tribe which are a burden to the rest
by hh3k0 6y ago
I've read a similar article although with a different angle, stating that the advantage of depression is that members of a tribe which are a burden to the rest will eventually withdraw completely and/or kill themselves and therefore cease being a burden to the tribe. That said, I don't know how well-founded the claim was either.
- Voliokis 6y agoIt's hard to determine what our ancestors actually did. I'm sure you could argue any number of solutions they might have used. I'm wondering though what the prevalence is of these afflictions were back then or now in modern hunter-gatherer societies. The latter is not proof of anything, but it would be an indication of what a possibility might be like.