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You're playing with words. The rest of the paragraph in TFA does describe the life of hunter-gatherers, not just one "golden rule" (which is never enunciated).

• mistermann 5y ago
  > You're playing with words. So you interpret and perceive (and then assert as True). But then, aren't we all "playing with words", at all times, to some degree? For example, I could say that you are "engaging in persuasive rhetoric" when you say that. >> If you happen to be blessed with muscle, don’t throw it around. If you happen to be a great hunter or a dazzling beauty, don’t flaunt it over others. Be one of the good guys, in other words. > This is completely gratuitous and unsubstantiated. It's ridiculous. And then there is more of the same. gratuitous: uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted Don't throw your muscle around, don't flaunt exceptional characteristics over others, be a good guy - in the building and maintenance of a successful community, these things are "uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted"? unsubstantiated: not supported or proven by evidence Here you have a better case, but when it comes to the "not supported by" part, I suspect these are not entirely new ideas in the fields of anthropology and social evolution (I speculate). Out of curiosity, did you read my other comment? I put a fair amount of work into it, and I believe it has some relevance. Perhaps you could critique it!