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Now that I think about it a little more, that general idea fits into Scott's framework of the how the constraints of cultivation, specifically that what we cult
by sriacha 2y ago
Now that I think about it a little more, that general idea fits into Scott's framework of the how the constraints of cultivation, specifically that what we cultivate domesticates us in turn.
Specifically grain being so calorie dense and pleasurable that we end up becoming beholden to its growth, with significant cost. Look at all the ideas permeating these days about dangers of high carb diets, this book [1] suggesting they make us stupid for example. Or about the link between metabolic disfunction and mental disorders [2]
[1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17333302-grain-brain?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=b48Q9b3tlJ&rank=1 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17333302-grain-brain?fro...
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjEFo3a1AnI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjEFo3a1AnI