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I did not read the original reply to mean that "hunter-gatherer band" only consists of hunters and gatherers. And while there is certainly division of labour a

I did not read the original reply to mean that "hunter-gatherer band" only consists of hunters and gatherers. And while there is certainly division of labour as you describe it, it does not necessarily imply that these are distinct social classes (even today, we have different job roles in a single social class).

judge2020 4y ago
But it only takes one spark of someone thinking they "put more effort in than everyone else" to demand more food, and suddenly you have societal classes that drift further apart over time.