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Why do we work? Because the natural state of the modern human is subsistence farming. Anything more than that (like groceries, clothes, health care, beds, runni
by colonCapitalDee 3y ago
Why do we work? Because the natural state of the modern human is subsistence farming. Anything more than that (like groceries, clothes, health care, beds, running water, electricity, cable tv, magazines, restaurants, etc) requires capital and organized labor. A job is nothing more than performing labor, using capital, in concert with other workers.
- tschwimmer 3y agoa minor nit here: I'm pretty sure the natural state of the modern human is hunter gathering, not farming. Seems like the modern human species originated 230k years ago [0] and agriculture a mere 25k years[1]. The overall thrust of your comment is still correct. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_modern_human#cite_ref-Vidal22_2-0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_modern_human#cite_ref-Vi... [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture#cite_ref-19 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture#cite_ref-19
- colonCapitalDee 3y agoI was using "modern" to refer to "right now", and I think I'm correct that if civilization collapsed tomorrow we would go back to being subsistence farmers, not hunter gatherers, because we have access to all sorts of plants that are amenable to being farmed. But you're right, the phrase "modern humans" does have a specific meaning, and I did not use it correctly.