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Would you have leveled a similar criticism against farming during the agricultural revolution?

• starwed 15y ago
  Eh, it would actually be more reasonable in that context. Dipping into wikipedia for a quick quote: >The shift to agricultural food production supported a denser population, which in turn supported larger sedentary communities, the accumulation of goods and tools, and specialization in diverse forms of new labor. The development of larger societies led to the development of different means of decision making and to governmental organization. Food surpluses made possible the development of a social elite who were not otherwise engaged in agriculture, industry or commerce, but dominated their communities by other means and monopolized decision-making. (Dr Catbox's comment, though, was just kinda mindless reactionism and had nothing to do with the original question.)