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Harsh conditions might serve as a filter to produce healthier population (the weak died shortly after birth).
by p1esk 4y ago
Harsh conditions might serve as a filter to produce healthier population (the weak died shortly after birth).
- thfuran 4y agoUrban areas also had roughly 50% infant and childhood mortality until recently.
- p1esk 4y agoThis argument is silly: given a choice between living in a cave, or in a forest, completely outside of any civilization, and living in a primitive village, I'd choose the village any day. As would (and did) vast majority of people. To me, the social and physical construct of the first village looks like a huge advancement in terms of living conditions, and the quality of life has been improving steadily every since. Occasional hiking into some wilderness and sleeping in a tent for a few nights is okay, but I am not a wild animal, and I don't want to live like a wild animal, surrounded by wild animals.