Funnily enough I've always wanted to go hunt something, skin it and cook it - just to prove that I can. (Hunting isn't common in the UK. I understand it's more

Funnily enough I've always wanted to go hunt something, skin it and cook it - just to prove that I can. (Hunting isn't common in the UK. I understand it's more common in the US). I don't really thing this approach to fulfilling your dietary needs really scales well in today's society. You can view all of the civilisation of man (i.e. the establishment of cities, interconnected communities etc.) as a way to ensure specialisation of skills. It not only doesn't make sense (economically) for a computer guy to go hunt down his beef but it's also incredibly difficult from the logistical point of view. I live in a big city and the nearest food I could go and shoot is probably miles away. If I went out to try and hunt some food over the weekend the odds are that I'd go hungry!