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It's hard to assess, especially from our position, which set of challenges the human soul prefers. But there's an interesting point to be made, touched in both
by ThalesX 2y ago
It's hard to assess, especially from our position, which set of challenges the human soul prefers. But there's an interesting point to be made, touched in both "Civilized to Death: The Price of Progress"[0] as well as "The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity"[1] that no 'savage' has been interested in non-coercively joining an 'advanced' society, whereas there are plenty of examples of 'civilized' people choosing the 'savage' life. I don't think the choice is as clear cut as it would superficially seem.
[0] https://www.amazon.com/Civilized-Death-What-Lost-Modernity/dp/1451659105 https://www.amazon.com/Civilized-Death-What-Lost-Modernity/d...
[1] https://www.amazon.com/-/en/David-Graeber/dp/0374157359 https://www.amazon.com/-/en/David-Graeber/dp/0374157359
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- throwthrowuknow 2y agoAs is plainly evident, the vast majority of savages have chosen to incrementally create and join civilized societies. It’s a much larger challenge for an illiterate hunter gatherer to make a multi millennia jump into modern society than it is for someone to do the reverse.
- ThalesX 2y agoThis says nothing about their level of wellbeing. > As is plainly evident, the vast majority of savages have chosen to incrementally create and join civilized societies. Have they chosen? Or were they civilized?