If we didn’t have however many billions it is now of people, I’d be all about returning to that hunter gatherer life. Would it be really fucking hard? For sure. Would people die of dumb stuff? Ok maybe we keep like, antibiotics. But I bet cavemen never sat around like, “why am I even continuing to exist in this neverending capitalist nightmare?” They probably didn’t wake up at 3 am every night for weeks because the dread overcame their exhaustion. I will join you in the bog.
I know what you are saying, but consider for a second that the shit we are experiencing today ultimately stems from tribalism. Tribalism existed full well in hunter gatherer societies. In some ways better (no nukes). In other ways, far, far more brutal.
They probably didn’t wake up at 3 am every night for weeks because the dread overcame their exhaustion.
Fun fact, primitive people all sleep great because they have no artificial lights or schedules messing with their circadian rhythm. (And unexpectedly in two separate bouts every night)
Would people die of dumb stuff? Ok maybe we keep like, antibiotics.
Yeah, but that’s a bit of a slippery slope, isn’t it? Maybe we still need modern industry, but just in a way that facilitates an active, nomadic lifestyle without many distractions.
Yeah, it would have to be something like that, I guess. It couldn’t be too frequent or it’d be hard to fully enjoy the bog, since I think the lack of structure is a big part of the appeal here. Maybe it wouldn’t even be a seasonal thing, but rather semi-random. Press gangs in lion suits?
If we didn’t have however many billions it is now of people, I’d be all about returning to that hunter gatherer life. Would it be really fucking hard? For sure. Would people die of dumb stuff? Ok maybe we keep like, antibiotics. But I bet cavemen never sat around like, “why am I even continuing to exist in this neverending capitalist nightmare?” They probably didn’t wake up at 3 am every night for weeks because the dread overcame their exhaustion. I will join you in the bog.
They only dreaded the lions as nature intended. I would rather worry about lions than gestures wildly.
I know what you are saying, but consider for a second that the shit we are experiencing today ultimately stems from tribalism. Tribalism existed full well in hunter gatherer societies. In some ways better (no nukes). In other ways, far, far more brutal.
Fun fact, primitive people all sleep great because they have no artificial lights or schedules messing with their circadian rhythm. (And unexpectedly in two separate bouts every night)
Yeah, but that’s a bit of a slippery slope, isn’t it? Maybe we still need modern industry, but just in a way that facilitates an active, nomadic lifestyle without many distractions.
But people would still need to work the industry. So… are we like taking shifts?
Am I going to have to take a semi-annual journey to the copper mines? The paper mill? The iron works?
Yeah, it would have to be something like that, I guess. It couldn’t be too frequent or it’d be hard to fully enjoy the bog, since I think the lack of structure is a big part of the appeal here. Maybe it wouldn’t even be a seasonal thing, but rather semi-random. Press gangs in lion suits?