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Gaining acceptance by a tribe and finding ways to not die if you ever become disfavored seems like part of the whole hunter-gatherer package, don't you think?
by winston_smith 6y ago
Gaining acceptance by a tribe and finding ways to not die if you ever become disfavored seems like part of the whole hunter-gatherer package, don't you think?
They tend not to be very wealthy by modern standards. Maybe you could ingratiate yourself to them with them gifts of things that require modern manufacturing infrastructure.
- ClumsyPilot 6y agoYour argument literally defeats itself. You were born into the tribe, and stayed there your entire life. Also there were no laws on hunting, setting traps, etc.
- winston_smith 6y agoGolly, if hunter-gathering means I'm stuck in whatever group I was born in, and that other more organized groups can keep us off their turf, then maybe hunter-gathering just isn't that great.
- dang 6y agoWe've banned this account for using HN primarily (exclusively? I skimmed your history and didn't see a single exception) for political and ideological battle. It's not what this site is for, and it destroys what it is for, so we ban accounts that do it regardless of which side they're battling for. You've also broken the site guidelines frequently with snark and attacks on other users. Not cool. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- winston_smith 6y agoUpon reflection, you're right. Thanks for the wake-up call.