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So if we go back much further life was super chill and romantic? I dont buy it tbh, it feels to me just as unrealistic.

• Etheryte 11mo ago
  Not necessarily back, but to the right environments. As quoted above, we see the same today in isolated tribes that live off of hunting and foraging. All of this also doesn't account for the lack of all other modern convenience such as medicine, hygiene, etc. So it isn't about chill and romantic, but rather the time commitment specifically.
  • watwut 11mo ago
    Those tribes work a lot if you count food processing, cleaning, creating and maintaining tools, shelters, childcare and so on and so forth. It looks like they work only a little if you count only pure hunting attempts, the most food rich seasons and ignore the rest.
    • logicprog 11mo ago
      Yup. https://kk.org/mt-files/reCCearch-mt/kaplan-darker.pdf https://kk.org/mt-files/reCCearch-mt/kaplan-darker.pdf Also they're almost universally malnourished and their access to the food they are able to get is inconsistent at best.
      • Projectiboga 11mo ago
        The Bush People previously called The Pygmies are modern humans who eat the diet of the previous homonids and get stunted by the caloric deficits. The only thing they plant is hemp, which doesnt scale to actual agriculture.
    • al_borland 11mo ago
      Without modern entertainment devices, or even books, what else are they going to do? Some “work” could have a lot of crossover into hobby. Some people enjoy cooking, making tools, spending time with kids, etc. They need to do something to pass the time. The stuff is also for a clear purpose. Making a tool to solve a problem right in front of you feels different than performing a seemingly arbitrary task everyday because a boss says so.