tbf, I think the position that hunter gatherer society was relatively idyllic and non-violent until the nasty proto-states came along and forced people into agr

tbf, I think the position that hunter gatherer society was relatively idyllic and non-violent until the nasty proto-states came along and forced people into agriculture being argued against here is (whilst largely unrelated to colonial exceptionalism) also a niche one with significantly more currency amongst loud people on social media than in academia