This article seems to be a delusion based on the premise that 'primitive' people don't feel pain and sadness at the loss of their loved ones. And hence aren't

This article seems to be a delusion based on the premise that 'primitive' people don't feel pain and sadness at the loss of their loved ones. And hence aren't saddened by the high infant and maternal mortality. The fatal flaw is the assumption that he thinks he knows someone else's thoughts and feelings. It's a bizarre thought experiment void of any relevance to the modern world.