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>> The world is a hugely better place with our 8 billion people than it was when there were 50 million people kind of like living in caves and whatever. There
by braindead_in 4y ago
>> The world is a hugely better place with our 8 billion people than it was when there were 50 million people kind of like living in caves and whatever.
There is a theory that hunter-gatherers were much more happier compared to us because they were more in tune with the natural environment, had fewer sources of stress, and were more connected to their community than modern humans.
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/10/01/551018759/are-hunter-gatherers-the-happiest-humans-to-inhabit-earth https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/10/01/5510187...
From the article.
> Today people [in Western societies] go to mindfulness classes, yoga classes and clubs dancing, just so for a moment they can live in the present. The Bushmen live that way all the time!
- solarmist 4y agoThey also happily murdered unaffiliated tribes just because. There are tons of trade offs.
- elteto 4y agoIdk... I'm very grateful for modern dentistry...
- serverholic 4y agoWhy does it have to be a trade off?
- elteto 4y agoBecause we have yet to discover the advanced dentist chairs used by indigenous people of the past.
- thefaux 4y agoI have read that North American indigenous people were known for having great teeth. Here is one random citation I found searching for indigenous teeth: https://drscottgraves.com/the-secrets-to-healthy-teeth-from-indigenous-cultures/ https://drscottgraves.com/the-secrets-to-healthy-teeth-from-...
- Tycho 4y agoI heard that animals usually have teeth in excellent condition, and the suggested explanation was that eating soft, processed, cooked foods is not what our teeth evolved to do, and so ours fall into disrepair.
- LoveMortuus 4y agoI'd say the big difference is the sugar. If I brush my teeth and then eat only meat for a whole week, my teeth are still incredibly smooth - giving the feeling of having clean teeth. On the other hand, if I eat a piece of chocolate or just one toffifee, in a couple of hours my teeth get very fuzzy - the tongue no longer glides across them smoothly.