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>Firstly, "man" or humanity did all of their greatest work after the dawn of agriculture. That's partly true. Learning to do agriculture was probably the most
by nobody9999 5y ago
>Firstly, "man" or humanity did all of their greatest work after the dawn of agriculture.
That's partly true. Learning to do agriculture was probably the most consequential thing humans have done -- as it let to the rise of towns and cities -- which have been the sources of innovation for millenia.
>Before agriculture, life wasn't bountiful. It was short and harsh.
Actually, life has generally been "short and harsh" for almost all of human history and pre-history. In fact, it's only in the past ~150 years that average lifespans have been longer than 35 years[0] or so.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_expectancy#Variation_over_time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_expectancy#Variation_over...
- thelettere 5y agoThe "short and harsh" cliche is a gross generalization. High rates of infant mortality and childhood death skew the lifespan data such that for these that survive childhood the average lifespan is not so starkly different than ours (though there is a wide range depending on time and place). And the harsh thing also depends. The Kitavans for example are well documented to have lived moderately active lives with much leisure time and plenty of food. One tiny example of course but they are far from the only ones. So it depends.